Table 1 Characteristics of tobacco and alcohol use among elementary and high school students in Crete, Greece in 2007
Characteristics of tobacco and alcohol use | Total1n (%) |
|---|---|
Have you ever experimented with cigarettes, even one or more puffs? | |
No | 770 (80.0) |
Yes | 193 (20.0) |
Do you currently smoke cigarettes? | |
Non smoker | 886 (90.3) |
Smoker | 95 (9.7) |
Age at first tobacco experimentation (current smokers only) | |
<10 | 43 (22.4) |
10-12 | 60 (31.2) |
+12 | 89 (46.4) |
Family smoking status? | |
No smokers in the immediate family | 279 (29.4) |
Maternal smoking | 91 (9.6) |
Paternal smoking | 298 (31.4) |
Dual parental smoking | 179 (18.9) |
Sibling smoking | 24 (2.5) |
All members of family are smokers | 78 (8.2) |
Have you had a glass of alcohol over the past month? | |
No | 710 (72.4) |
Yes | 271 (27.6) |
Have you seen your parents drink alcohol over the past month? | |
No | 828 (87.6) |
Yes | 117 (12.4) |
Have you seen your brother/sister drink alcohol over the past month? | |
No | 873 (94.5) |
Yes | 47 (5.5) |
How many times in the past have you had so much to drink that you felt ill | |
Never | 408 (69.7) |
1-2 | 143 (24.4) |
3+ | 37 (6.3) |