Table 1.
Medical Students’ Use of Alternative Tobacco Products (ATPs) and Cigarettesa
| No. (% of 431) |
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| Product | Used ever | Used in the past year |
Used in the past 30 days |
| Hookahs | 188 (43.0) | 71 (16.3) | 5 (1.1) |
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| Marijuana | 136 (31.1) | 53 (12.1) | 39 (8.9) |
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| Cigars/Cigarillos | 123 (28.2) | 29 (6.6) | 9 (2.1) |
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| Cigarettes | 122 (27.9) | 29 (6.6) | 17 (3.9) |
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| Smokeless tobacco | 32 (7.3) | 5 (1.1) | 4 (0.9) |
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| E-cigarettes | 18 (4.1) | 14 (3.2) | 7 (1.6) |
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| Any productb | 263 (60.2) | 130 (29.8) | 64 (14.7) |
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| Any ATPc | 226 (51.7) | 96 (22.0) | 21 (4.8) |
a
An anonymous online survey was completed by 431 medical students at one medical school in New York City in 2014. Students were asked to indicate the frequency of their use of various tobacco and smoking products.
b
Includes cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars/cigarillos, hookahs, smokeless tobacco, and marijuana.
c
Includes e-cigarettes, cigars/cigarillos, hookahs, and smokeless tobacco.