| Socio-demographic characteristics | Smoking status | Total (% of n) | Unadjusted p-value | ||
| Current smoker | Ever smoker | Never smoker | |||
| Sex (n = 394) |
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| 0.000 |
| Male | 59 (22.4) | 15 (5.7) | 189 (71.9) | 263 (66.8) |
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| Female | 8 (6.1) | 6 (4.6) | 117 (89.3) | 131 (33.2) |
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| Perceived educational status (n = 394) |
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|
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| 0.000 |
| Good | 26 (10.4) | 13 (5.2) | 211 (84.4) | 250 (63.4) |
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| Satisfactory | 37 (27.4) | 7 (5.2) | 91 (67.4) | 135 (34.3) |
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| Poor | 4 (44.4) | 1 (11.1) | 4 (44.4) | 9 (2.3) |
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| Pocket money (per month) (n = 336) |
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|
|
| 0.000 |
| NRs 2500 or less | 24 (11.9) | 6 (3) | 172 (85.1) | 202 (60.1) |
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| NRs 2500 - 5000 | 26 (25.2) | 11(10.7) | 66 (64.1) | 103 (30.7) |
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| More than NRs 5000 | 13 (41.9) | 1 (3.2) | 17 (54.8) | 31 (9.2) |
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| Use of other tobacco products (n = 386) |
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| 0.000 |
| Yes | 26 (57.8) | 6 (13.3) | 13 (28.9) | 45 (11.7) |
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| No | 41 (12) | 15 (4.4) | 285 (83.6) | 341 (88.3) |
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| Smoking by family member (n = 394) |
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| 0.000 |
| Yes | 39 (29.1) | 7 (5.2) | 88 (65.7) | 134 (34) |
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| No | 28 (10.8) | 14 (5.4) | 218 (83.8) | 260 (66) |
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| Alcohol use by family members (n = 382) |
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| 0.000 |
| Yes | 44 (30.3) | 10 (6.9) | 91 (62.8) | 145 (38) |
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| No | 22 (9.3) | 11 (4.6) | 204 (86.1) | 237 (62) |
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