Table 5.
Reasons for smoking/vaping (percentage of ‘probably yes’ or ‘definitely yes’ responses) for each substance among university students from Guangzhou, China, and the Republic of Cyprus, by country and the results of a chi-square test
| Reasons | Cigarettes | E-cigarettes | Waterpipe | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
China
% (n) |
Cyprus
% (n) |
χ2 (p)
φ |
China
% (n) |
Cyprus
% (n) |
χ2 (p)
φ |
China
% (n) |
Cyprus
% (n) |
χ2 (p)
φ |
|
| 1. To experiment, to see what it is like | 62.8 (59) | 60.8 (101) | 0.1 (0.76) - |
75.6 (59) | 75.0 (78) | 0.01 (0.92) - |
80.0 (60) | 78.7 (166) | 0.06 (0.81) - |
| 2. Because it tastes good | 46.3 (44) | 30.5 (51) | 6.5 (0.01) 0.16 |
67.5 (52) | 76.0 (79) | 1.6 (0.21) - |
56.0 (42) | 88.8 (191) | 37.9 (<0.001) 0.34 |
| 3. Because of boredom, nothing else to do | 50.0 (48) | 51.5 (88) | 0.1 (0.82) - |
66.7 (52) | 51.0 (53) | 4.5 (0.03) 0.16 |
59.7 (46) | 45.0 (94) | 4.9 (0.03) 0.13 |
| 4. To have a good time with my friends | 59.8 (58) | 60.5 (42) | 0.01 (0.91) - |
48.7 (38) | 44.0 (44) | 0.4 (0.53) - |
68.0 (51) | 88.0 (190) | 15.6 (<0.001) 0.23 |
| 5. To relax or relieve tension | 69.5 (66) | 83.8 (145) | 7.5 (0.01) 0.16 |
61.0 (47) | 56.6 (56) | 0.4 (0.55) - |
56.0 (42) | 50.2 (103) | 0.73 (0.39) - |
| 6. Because it looks cool | 47.3 (44) | 21.7 (36) | 18.3 (<0.001) 0.26 |
53.2 (41) | 21.9 (21) | 18.3 (<0.001) 0.31 |
60.0 (45) | 27.0 (55) | 26.0 (<0.001) 0.29 |
| 7. To get high | 44.7 (42) | 18.9 (30) | 19.3 (<0.001) 0.27 |
41.3 (31) | 10.2 (9) | 21.2 (<0.001) 0.34 |
30.6 (22) | 20.9 (40) | 2.7 (0.10) - |
| 8. Because I am hooked. I have to have it | 48.9 (46) | 47.2 (77) | 0.1 (0.79) - |
43.4 (33) | 16.1 (15) | 15.3 (<0.001) 0.29 |
33.8 (24) | 10.1 (19) | 20.9 (<0.001) 0.27 |
| 9. Because friends or family members use them | 50.5 (48) | 31.8 (50) | 8.7 (0.003) 0.18 |
46.1 (35) | 24.7 (22) | 8.2 (0.004) 0.22 |
43.1 (31) | 30.9 (60) | 3.4 (0.06) - |
| 10. To help me quit regular cigarettes | - | - | - | 55.8 (43) | 39.6 (38) | 4.5 (0.03) 0.16 |
43.2 (32) | 13.8 (26) | 26.9 (<0.001) 0.31 |
| 11. Because e-cigarettes/waterpipe without nicotine are less harmful than regular cigarettes | - | - | - | 53.3 (40) | 35.1 (33) | 5.6 (0.02) 0.18 |
46.6 (34) | 21.3 (42) | 16.8 (<0.001) 0.24 |
| 12. Because friends or family members allowed e-cigarettes/waterpipe more than regular cigarettes | - | - | - | 72.6 (45) | 12.8 (12) | 57.6 (<0.001) 0.52 |
51.4 (37) | 15.5 (30) | 35.7 (<0.001) 0.34 |