Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare characteristics of youth who participate in the choking game alone versus those who participate in a group.
Methods: Lifetime prevalence estimates were obtained from the 2011 (n = 5682) and 2013 (n = 15 150) Oregon Healthy Teens survey. The 2011 and 2013 data sets were merged (N = 20 832) to compare youth who participate alone versus those who participate in a group in the choking game.