Table 3 Summary of Critical Characteristics – Smoking Status and History
From: A profile of teen smokers who volunteered to participate in school-based smoking intervention
Items | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Age of first try (mean ± SD) | 12.14 ± 2.32 | |
<= 9 years | 764 | 12.97 |
10 – 14 years | 4376 | 74.27 |
> 14 years | 752 | 12.76 |
Total | 5892 | 100.00 |
Other tobacco use: | Â | Â |
Smokeless – Yes | 75 | 12.65 |
Cigars – Yes | 264 | 44.75 |
Nicotine replacement – Yes | 22 | 5.26 |
Level of nicotine dependence* | Â | Â |
Low | 72 | 10.98 |
Moderate | 197 | 30.03 |
High | 387 | 58.99 |
Total | 613 | 100.00 |
Previous quit attempts – Yes | 4537 | 78.18 |
Smoking status | Â | Â |
Parents smoking – Yes | 1492 | 65.27 |
Sibling smoking – Yes | 1068 | 55.19 |
Friends smoking – Yes | 2143 | 93.46 |
Boy/Girlfriend smoking – Yes | 149 | 59.84 |
Number smoked per weekday (mean ± SD) | 12.03 ± 10.45 | |
Number smoked per weekend day (mean ± SD) | 18.29 ± 12.68 | |