title: Factors associated with small cigar use among college students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess small cigar use among college students in the southeastern United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from a 2010 online survey were analyzed to examine small cigar smoking and its sociodemographic and psychosocial correlates among 4388 college students, aged 18-30.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Small cigar users were more likely to be younger, male, black, and current cigarette, cigar, hookah, or marijuana smokers (p's < .05). They reported lower perceived harm of smoking and greater sensation seeking and perceived stress. Menthol cigarette smokers were more likely to smoke small cigars.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Small cigar use and the co-occurrence of other tobacco and substance use should be addressed among college students.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA. ksterling@gsu.edu
authors.forename: Kymberle
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sterling
authors.forename: Carla J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: Akilah N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Stanton A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Glantz
authors.forename: Jasjit S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ahluwalia
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities