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Table 4 Sources of getting smoking-related knowledge stratified by smoking status in Chongqing, China (n, %)

From: Knowledge about and sources of smoking-related knowledge, and influencing factors among male urban secondary school students in Chongqing, China

The way you get smoking-related knowledge

Smokers (n = 395)

Non-smokers (n = 902)

Statistical tests

Yes

Rank

Yes

Rank

Television

302 (76.5)

1

692 (76.7)

1

χ2 = 0.0106, p = 0.918

Teachers

277 (70.1)

2

563 (62.4)

4

χ2 = 7.1553, p = 0.008*

Internet

263 (66.6)

3

659 (73.1)

2

χ2 = 5.608, p = 0.018*

School

250 (63.3)

4

574 (63.6)

3

χ2 = 0.0141, p = 0.905

Parents

225 (57.0)

5

534 (59.2)

6

χ2 = 0.5677, p = 0.451

Newspaper

219 (55.4)

6

556 (61.6)

5

χ2 = 4.3877, p = 0.918

Friends

149 (37.7)

7

306 (33.9)

7

χ2 = 1.7389, p = 0.187

  1. * Statistically significant (p < 0.05)