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The purpose of the First Look Report Series is to provide brief research findings from the National Youth Tobacco Surveys and other tobacco use surveys. The series will cover a wide range of topics including tobacco use behaviorsm attitudes and beliefs about tobacco, pro and counter-tobacco marketing efforts, results of the American Lagacy Foundation Initiatives, and other policies and programs related to tobacco use.

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ABSTRACT:
This report presents data from the 1999 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) that describes the use of tobacco products, other than cigarettes, among a nationally representative sample of middle and high school students. The report also examines the relationship between cigarette use and the use of other tobacco products. Tobacco products categorized as "other" than cigarettes that are discussed in this report include smokeless tobacco, cigars, pipes, bidis, and kreteks.The two central questions and main findings discussed in the reports are: 1)What is the prevalence of the use of othertobacco products among youth, and 2)What is the relationship between the use of cigarettes and the use of other tobacco products.