title: Tobacco use by college students: a comparison of daily and nondaily smokers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore demographics, contextual factors, and health risk behaviors associated with nondaily smoking by college students.
  
  
  METHODS
  In fall 2005, a random sample of 4100 students completed an online survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of those surveyed, 29% reported  current smoking; of that 29%, 70% were nondaily smokers. Compared to daily smokers, nondaily smokers were younger, African American (compared to white), had mothers with higher education, belonged to Greek organizations, and attended private (vs public) schools. Nondaily smokers were less  likely to have used illicit drugs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nondaily and daily smokers differed on several demographic and contextual factors, but reported mostly similar health risk behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. esutfin@wakehealth.edu
authors.forename: Erin L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Sutfin
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: McCoy
authors.forename: Carla J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Champion
authors.forename: Donald W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Helme
authors.forename: Mary Claire
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolfson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult