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. 2000 Aug 5;321(7257):333–337. doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7257.333

Table 1.

Characteristics of respondents

No (%)
Grade at school:
 9 3 912 (25.5)
 10 4 357 (28.4)
 11 3 835 (25.0)
 12 3 252 (21.2)
Sex:
 Male 7 134 (46.5)
 Female 8 207 (53.5)
Race or ethnicity:
 White 7 226 (47.1)
 African American 3 084 (20.1)
 Hispanic 3 590 (23.4)
 Other 1 457 (9.5)
Restrictions in public places:
 Strong restrictions 8 760 (57.1)
 Moderate restrictions 2 899 (18.9)
 Weak restrictions 3 682 (24.0)
Restrictions at home:
 Total ban 7 394 (48.2)
 Some restrictions 4 173 (27.2)
 No restrictions 3 774 (24.6)
School ban:
 Ban exists 14 083 (91.8)
 Ban does not exist 1 258 (8.2)
School ban enforcement:
 Strong ban 4 342 (28.3)
 Weak or no enforcement of ban 10 999 (71.7)
Stage of smoking uptake:
 Non-susceptible non-smoker 3 954 (26.4)
 Susceptible non-smoker 1 902 (12.7)
 Early experimenter 2 876 (19.2)
 Advanced experimenter 3 235 (21.6)
 Established smoker 3 010 (20.1)