Bidi smoking among Massachusetts teenagers

Objectives. This article presents the prevalence of bidi use among Massachu setts adolescents. Methods. Questions on bidi use were included in a statewide telephone surve y of a population-based sample of youth 14 to 17 years of age (N = 733). Results. Past-month use rates were below 2.0% for all demographic subgroups . Minority respondents were more likely than white respondents to have ever smoked a bidi. Males and current cigarette smokers were more likely than t heir female and nonsmoking counterparts to have ever smoked a bidi or to ha ve smoked one in the past year. Conclusions. The demographic distributions of bidi smoking suggest the need for monitoring bidi use trends among adolescent subgroups. (C) 2000 Americ an Health Foundation and Academic Press.