title: Hookah use among New Jersey youth: associations and changes over time.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess hookah use among youth for prevalence, associations, and changes over time.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from the 2008 and 2010 New Jersey Youth Tobacco Survey were analyzed to examine hookah smoking by gender, race/ethnicity, and grade level.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Prevalence  of hookah use increased significantly among black and Hispanic students. Frequency of use was generally occasional. In multivariate models, Asian race; Hispanic ethnicity; and concurrent use of cigarettes, cigars, and bidis predicted current hookah smoking.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prevalence of  hookah use is rising among New Jersey's youth, particularly among minority populations, representing a growing public health concern.
authors.affiliation: Center for Tobacco Surveillance and Evaluation Research, UMDNJ-School of Public Health, New Brunswick, NJ, USA. bovermi@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Michelle T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Bover Manderski
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hrywna
authors.forename: Cristine D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Delnevo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D044383:Black People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009515:New Jersey / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000639:trends*; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult; D001741:Black or African American