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Table 3 Smoking-related practices (n, %)

From: Smoking related attitudes, motives, and behaviors of male secondary school students in an urban setting of China

Variable

Smoker (n = 395)

Non-smoker (n = 902)

p-value

Encouraged others not to smoke

<0.001*

 Yes

284 (71.9)

732 (81.2)

 No

111 (28.1)

170 (18.9)

Supported smokers to quit smoking

0.794

 Yes

277 (70.1)

626 (69.4)

 No

118 (29.9)

276 (30.6)

Tried to get friends to quit smoking

0.293

 Yes

276 (69.9)

656 (72.7)

 No

119 (30.1)

246 (27.3)

Tried to get parents to quit smoking

0.042*

 Yes

269 (68.1)

664 (73.6)

 No

126 (31.9)

238 (26.4)

  1. * Statistically significant (p < 0.05)