Table 1.
Descriptive statistics and percentage of students reporting perceptions of the school tobacco environment (level 1 variables)
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variable | |||
| Smoked in last 30 days (% yes) | 2,450 (20.55) | 2,883 (23.46) | 5,333 (22.03) |
| Covariates | |||
| Age (mean, SD) | 15.94 (0.79) | 15.89 (0.76) | 15.91 (0.77) |
| School context | |||
| School connectedness (mean, SD) | 3.66 (1.58) | 3.92 (1.41) | 3.79 (1.50) |
| Number of family members who smoke (mean, SD) | 0.69 (0.89) | 0.75 (0.92) | 0.72 (0.91) |
| Number of friends who smoke (mean, SD) | 1.17 (1.63) | 1.31 (1.65) | 1.24 (1.64) |
| Student perception of school smoking prevalence (mean, SD) | 38.8 (22.4) | 43.8 (20.7) | 41.4 (21.7) |
| Student perception of school smoking frequency (% yes) | 11,169 (95.36) | 11,742 (96.50) | 22,911 (95.94) |
| Student perceptions of school smoking context (mean, SD) | 1.52 (1.08) | 1.56 (1.06) | 1.54 (1.07) |