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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Perceived effectiveness of graphic health warnings as a deterrent for smoking initiation among adolescents in selected schools in southwest Nigeria

Variable

n

%

Sex

 Male

243

44.7

 Female

301

55.3

Age*

  

  < 15 years

302

55.5

  ≥ 15 years

242

44.5

School

 Public school

456

89.9

 Private school

51

10.1

School class

 Senior secondary 1

176

32.4

 Senior secondary 2

238

43.8

 Senior secondary 3

130

23.9

  1. *mean age: 15.3 ± 1.6 years