Perceptions of hookah smoking harmfulness: predictors and characteristics among current hookah users

Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (n = 235).

Characteristics	N	% of Participants
Gender
Male	134	57
Female	101	43
Age (avg) [range: 17-35]	172	21.8
Ethnicity
White	75	32.9
African American	15	6.6
Asian	25	11
Latino	51	22.4
ME	49	21.5
Other	13	5.7
Hookah use
Every day	31	13.5
Every week	81	35.2
Every month	56	24.4
Every six month	62	27
Smokes cigarettes
Yes	67	28.4
No	168	71.6
Cigarette brand
Marlboro	18	30
Camel	30	50
Other	12	20
Number of cigarette a day (median, range)	6, 1-27

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