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Table 1 Prevalence of susceptibility to smoking among the secondary and high school students from Piotrkowski district

From: Susceptibility to cigarette smoking among secondary and high school students from a socially disadvantaged rural area in Poland

Characteristic

Total

Susceptible to smoking

Non-susceptible to smoking

N = 2508

n = 925

n = 1583

n

%

n

%

n

%

Gender

 Male

1361

54.3

556

40.8

805

59.1

 Female

1147

45.7

369

32.2

778

67.8

Age

 13

675

26.9

210

31.1

465

68.9

 14

685

27.3

241

35.2

444

64.8

 15

621

24.8

235

37.8

386

62.2

 16

144

5.7

68

47.2

76

52.8

 17

124

4.9

57

46.0

67

54.0

 18

109

4.4

43

39.4

66

60.6

 19

150

6.0

71

47.3

79

52.7

School grade

 1st of secondary school

675

26.9

210

31.1

465

68.9

 2nd of secondary school

685

27.3

241

35.2

444

64.8

 3rd of secondary school

621

24.8

235

37.8

386

62.2

 1st of high school

165

6.6

76

46.1

89

53.9

 2nd of high school

138

5.5

59

43.7

79

58.5

 3rd of high school

224

8.9

104

46.4

120

53.6

Father’s education

 Low

1484

59.2

614

41.4

870

58.6

 Medium

599

23.9

187

312

412

68.8

 High

425

16.9

124

29.2

301

70.8

Mother’s education

 Low

1107

44.1

539

48.7

568

51.3

 Medium

688

27.4

256

37.2

432

62.8

 High

713

28.4

130

18.2

583

81.8

Smoking experience

 Ever smoker

1083

43.2

616

56.9

467

43.1

 Never smoker

1425

56.8

309

21.7

1116

78.3

Parental smoking

 None

1447

57.7

475

32.8

972

67.2

 One or both parents

1061

42.3

450

42.4

611

57.6

Friends’ smoking status

 Don’t have friends who smoke

604

24.1

112

18.5

492

81.5

 Some friends smoke

1368

54.8

531

38.8

837

61.2

 Most of the friends or all of them smoke

536

21.4

282

52.6

254

47.4

Seen people using tobacco when watched TV, videos, or movies

 Yes

2184

87.1

807

36.9

1377

63.1

 No

324

21.9

118

36.4

206

63.6

Smoking ban at home

 Yes

1090

43.5

313

28.7

777

71.3

 No

1418

56.5

612

43.2

806

56.8

Smoke free school

 Yes

1613

64.3

586

36.3

1027

63.7

 No

895

35.7

339

37.9

556

62.1

Ever seen friend smoking on the school premises

 Yes

2262

90.2

856

37.8

1406

62.2

 No

246

9.8

69

28.1

177

71.9

Ever seen school personnel smoking on the school premises

 Yes

1908

76.1

768

40.3

1140

59.7

 No

600

23.9

157

26.2

443

73.8

School training on tobacco harm

 Yes

1249

49.8

392

31.4

857

68.6

 No

1259

50.2

533

42.3

726

57.7

Boys who smoke are more or less attractive

 Less attractive or no difference

2420

96.5

875

36.2

1545

63.8

 More attractive

88

3.5

50

56.8

38

43.2

Girls who smoke are more or less attractive

 Less attractive or no difference

2389

95.3

836

35.0

1553

65.0

 More attractive

119

4.7

89

74.8

30

25.1