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Table 2 Adolescents' snus use by their smoking and attitudes towards smoking (N = 183,226)

From: Use of snus, its association with smoking and alcohol consumption, and related attitudes among adolescents: the Finnish National School Health Promotion Study

 

Smoking (%)

Attitudes towards smoking (%)

 

Current smoker

Not currently

Not at all

p-value

Yes, I accept the use

Else

p-value

Comprehensive (n = 99,597)

       

  Boys (all)

27

15

58

 

65

35

 

   Current snus user

71

18

11

<0.001

88

12

<0.001

   Never tried or once

20

14

66

 

61

39

  Girls (all)

28

13

59

 

65

35

 

   Current snus user

88

9

3

<0.001

96

4

<0.001

   Never tried or once

27

13

60

 

64

36

Upper secondary (n = 46,644)

       

  Boys (all)

28

16

56

 

74

26

 

   Current snus user

65

22

13

<0.001

90

10

<0.001

   Never tried or once

18

15

67

 

70

30

  Girls (all)

31

15

54

 

71

29

 

   Current snus user

75

17

8

<0.001

92

8

<0.001

   Never tried or once

30

15

55

 

71

29

Vocational school (n = 36,985)

       

  Boys (all)

51

15

34

 

82

18

 

   Current snus user

79

14

7

<0.001

92

8

<0.001

   Never tried or once

42

15

43

 

79

21

  Girls (all)

54

16

30

 

84

16

 

   Current snus user

89

9

2

<0.001

96

4

<0.001

   Never tried or once

53

16

31

 

84

16

  1. Comparisons in each school type, by gender; statistical evaluation was done by chi-square test
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