An hypothesized relationship between smoking behavior, body masculinity (Masc), and amount of sex chromatin was investigated using 6 samples of California college students (n = 437) and 1 of 80 Indiana adults. Ratings of Masc were positively correlated with the amount smoked by smokers of both sexes in all samples. Amount of chromatin in both buccal smears and blood neutrophils was higher for smokers in all samples tested. The amount smoked was negatively correlated for male and positively correlated for female smokers with amount of chromatin. Amount of chromatin is related to Masc in females but not in males.
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