Table 1 Characteristics of the sample (n, %)
Variables | Smoker (n = 395) | Non-smoker (n = 902) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) | 16.5 ± 1.4 | 15.4 ± 1.9 | <0.001* |
School status | <0.001* | ||
Middle school | 61 (15. 4) | 298 (33.0) | |
High school | 334 (84.6) | 604 (67.0) | |
Family structure | 0.336 | ||
Intact family | 323 (81.8) | 760 (84.3) | |
Non-intact family | 69 (17.5) | 139 (15.4) | |
Missing | 3 (0.8) | 3 (0.3) | |
Per capita household income | <0.001* | ||
High | 57 (14.4) | 171 (19.0) | |
Average | 244 (61.8) | 583 (64.6) | |
Low | 94 (23.8) | 148 (16.4) | |
Paternal smoking status | <0.001* | ||
Non-smoker | 140 (35.4) | 449 (49.8) | |
Smoker | 255 (64.6) | 453 (50.2) | |
Maternal smoking status | 0.007* | ||
Non-smoker | 370 (93.7) | 874 (96.9) | |
Smoker | 25 (6.3) | 28 (3.1) | |
The number of smoking friend | <0.001* | ||
None | 80 (20.3) | 310 (34.4) | |
One or two | 257 (65.1) | 520 (57.7) | |
Three or more | 58 (14.7) | 72 (8.0) | |
The number of smoking family member | <0.001* | ||
None | 82 (20.8) | 582 (64.5) | |
One or two | 48 (12.2) | 99 (11.0) | |
Three or more | 265 (67.1) | 221 (24.5) | |
Attitude towards friends smoking | <0.001* | ||
Agree | 47 (11.9) | 24 (2.7) | |
Neutral | 246 (62.3) | 323 (35.8) | |
Disagree | 102 (25.8) | 555 (61.5) | |
Attitude towards family member smoking | <0.001* | ||
Agree | 29 (7.3) | 20 (2.2) | |
Neutral | 168 (42.5) | 222 (24.6) | |
Disagree | 198 (50.1) | 660 (73.2) | |