Item | Total (N) | Sex | Test X2 | ||
Male | Female | ||||
N | % | % | % | ||
Had tried cigarette smoking (even one or two puffs) Yes No |
416 334 |
55.5 44.5 |
66.4 33.6 |
44.5 55.5 | X2 = 36.30 p = 0.00* |
Age of smoking a whole cigarette for the first time Never smoked a whole cigarette 8 years old or younger 9 or 10 years old 11 or 12 years old 13 or 14 years old 15 or 16 years old 17 years old or older |
334 34 24 44 125 128 61 |
44.5 4.5 3.2 5.9 16.7 17.1 8.1 |
33.6 6.1 4.5 10.1 21.9 17.6 6.1 |
55.5 2.9 1.9 1.6 11.5 16.5 10.1 | X2 = 67.79 p = 0.00* |
Number of days cigarettes smoked during the past 30 days 0 days 1or 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 9 days 10 to 19 days 20 to 29 days All 30 days |
479 94 25 21 16 20 95 |
63.9 12.5 3.3 2.8 2.1 2.7 12.7 |
53.3 10.7 3.2 3.5 4.0 4.5 20.8 |
74.4 14.4 3.5 2.1 0.3 0.8 4.5 | X2 = 77.56 p = 0.00* |
Number of cigarettes smoked per day during the past 30 days Did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days Less than 1 cigarette per day 1 cigarette per day 2 to 5 cigarettes per day 6 to 10 cigarettes per day 11 to 20 cigarettes per day More than 20 cigarettes per day |
479 78 51 50 30 40 22 |
63.9 10.4 6.8 6.7 4.0 5.3 3.0 |
53.3 9.6 4.8 10.9 6.4 9.6 5.3 |
74.4 11.2 8.8 2.4 1.6 1.1 0.5 | X2 = 89.51 p = 0.00* |
Had smoked cigarettes on school property during the past 30 days 0 days 1 or 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 9 days 10 to 19 days 20 to 29 days All 30 days |
664 16 11 12 14 5 28 |
88.5 2.1 1.5 1.6 1.9 0.7 3.7 |
80.0 3.5 2.4 2.9 3.2 1.3 6.7 |
97.1 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.5 0 0.8 | X2 = 54.64 p = 0.00* |
Had parents or guardians who smoked any form of tobacco Neither My father or male guardian My mother or female guardian Both I do not know |
323 313 18 86 10 |
43.1 41.7 2.4 11.5 1.3 |
43.7 45.9 1.3 8.3 0.8 |
42.4 37.6 3.5 14.7 1.9 | X2 = 15.00 p = 0.00* |