Table III.

Distribution of waterpipe smokers according to various characteristics.

Characteristics	Groups	n	%
Age at the beginning of smoking waterpipe (years) (mean ± SD)		17.4 ± 2.2
Frequency	Every day	1	0.5
	Once in 2–7 days	39	18.5
	Less than weekly	170	81.0
Place to smoke	Café	163	77.6
	Home	18	8.6
	Other places	29	13.8
Feeling hooked	Yes	9	4.3
	No	191	91.0
	Undecided	10	4.8
Smoking together with others	Alone	11	5.2
	With friends	192	91.4
	With family members	7	3.3
Share the waterpipe with others	Yes	182	86.7
	No	28	13.3
Suffer harm from waterpipe	Yes	22	10.5
	No	188	89.5
Reason for waterpipe smoking	Enjoyment	152	72.4
	Friend's demand	26	12.4
	Habit	1	0.5
	Others	31	14.8
Thinking of stopping smoking	Yes	44	21.0
	No	131	62.4
	Undecided	35	16.7
Total		210	100.0