Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Aug 28.
Published in final edited form as: Asia Pac J Public Health. 2010 Sep 9;24(2):296–307. doi: 10.1177/1010539510380735

Table 1.

Sample Characteristics (N = 124)

Academic School (N = 62) Professional School (N = 62)


Frequency (%) Range Frequency (%) Range

Demographic information
 Mean age in years (SD) 16.1 (0.50) 15–17 16.3 (0.63) 15–18
 Ever smoked a cigarette 35.5 46.8
 Smoked in the past 30 days 3.28 11.5
 Intention to smoke in the next 12 months 17.7 32.3
Observational behavior ratings, mean (SD) 1–5 1–5
 Participated in the discussion 3.4 (1.0) 3.2 (1.0)
 Interacted with classmates 3.2 (0.95) 3.1 (0.92)
 Paid attention to classmates 3.2 (0.73) 3.3 (0.67)
 Shy and withdrawn 2.2 (0.93) 2.2 (0.98)
 Disruptive behavior or language 1.7 (0.55) 1.8 (0.64)
 No. of students who were especially dominant 0.17 (0.29) 0–1 0.16 (0.32) 0–1
 No. of students who were especially withdrawn 0.13 (0.26) 0–1 0.15 (0.29) 0–1