2013 Florida Youth Tobacco Survey: Fact Sheet 10 Youth Bidi, Kretek, or Pipe Tobacco Use Introduction The Florida Youth Tobacco Survey (FYTS) was administered in the spring of 2013 to 6,440 middle school students and 6,175 high school students in 172 public schools throughout the state. The overall survey response rate for middle schools was 83%, and the overall survey response rate for high schools was 75%. The FYTS has been conduct- ed annually since 1998. The data presented in this fact sheet are weighted to represent the entire population of public middle and high school students in Florida. About Bidis, Kreteks, and Pipe Tobacco Bidis are small brown cigarettes from India consisting of tobacco wrapped in a leaf tied together with a thread. Bidis have higher levels of nicotine, carbon monoxide, and tar than traditional cigarettes. Kreteks are cigarettes containing tobacco and clove extract. In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration banned kreteks, along with flavored cigarettes, from being sold in the United States. Pipe tobacco comes either plain or flavored and is smoked through a pipe. On previous FYTS fact sheets, bidis, kreteks, and pipe tobacco have been Figure 1. Ever Tried Bidis, Kreteks, or Pipe Tobacco 8.4 8.5 reported as “specialty tobacco” products. 9 8.0 8 7.2 7.1 Ever Tried Bidis, Kreteks, or Pipe Tobacco 7 5.9 6 In 2013, 2.5% of middle school and 5.9% of high 5 4 3.2 school students had tried smoking a bidi, kretek, or Percent 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 pipe tobacco at least once (Figure 1). Since 2008, 3 the prevalence of this behavior has decreased by 2 1 13.8% among middle school students and by 29.8% 0 among high school students. Current Bidi, Kretek, or Pipe Tobacco Use Middle School High School In 2013, 1.4% of middle school students and 2.9% Figure 2. Current Bidi, Kretek, or Pipe Tobacco Use of high school students smoked a bidi, kretek, or 4 3.6 3.7 3.6 pipe tobacco at least once during the past 30 days 3.3 (Figure 2). Since 2009, the prevalence of this 2.9 3 behavior has decreased by 22.2% among middle school students and by 19.4% among high school 1.8 1.8 2 1.7 1.5 1.4 students. Percent 1 0 Middle School High School Images: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beedi; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kretek; http://www.notsoboringlife.com/food-and-drink/pipe-smoking/buying-pipe-tobacco/ 2013 FYTS Fact Sheet 10: Youth Bidi, Kretek, or Pipe Tobacco Use Page 2 Current Bidi, Kretek, or Pipe Tobacco Use (Past 30 Days) Figure 3. Middle School Current Bidi, Kretek, or Pipe Middle School Tobacco Use Overall, 1.4% of middle school stu- All 1.4 dents smoked a bidi, kretek, or pipe tobacco at least once during the past 30 days (Figure 3). In 2013, the Female 1.1 prevalence of current bidi, kretek, or Male 1.6 pipe tobacco use was higher among male students than female students. White* 1.2 The prevalence of this behavior was Black* 0.9 significantly higher among Hispanic Hispanic 2.1 students than among non-Hispanic white students and non-Hispanic 6th Grade 0.6 black students. The prevalence of 7th Grade 1.2 this behavior increased with each in- % 8th Grade 2.0 creasing grade, from sixth to eighth. 0 1 2 3 * Non-Hispanic Figure 4. High School Current Bidi, Kretek, or Pipe High School Tobacco Use Overall, 2.9% of high school stu- All 2.9 dents smoked a bidi, kretek, or pipe tobacco at least once during the past Female 2.0 30 days (Figure 4). In 2013, the Male 3.8 prevalence of current bidi, kretek, or pipe tobacco use was higher among White* 2.7 male students than female students. Black* 1.8 The prevalence of this behavior was Hispanic 3.9 significantly higher among Hispanic students than among non-Hispanic 9th Grade 2.4 white students and non-Hispanic 10th Grade 1.9 black students. The prevalence of 11th Grade 2.5 this behavior increased from elev- 12th Grade 4.0 % enth to twelfth grade. 0 1 2 3 4 5 * Non-Hispanic For more information about the FYTS, please contact the Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Evaluation Section, at (850) 245-4401, or by e-mail at [email protected]. You can also visit our website at http://www.FloridaChronicDisease.org. .