Table 1.
Total number of participants (and %) at each survey time point (T1–T6) who had tried smoking a whole cigarette or had any experience with smoking in their lifetime or in the past 30 days (N = 395)
| T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (14.5 yrs) | (15.0 yrs) | (15.5 yrs) | (16.0 yrs) | (16.5 yrs) | (17.1 yrs) | |
| Lifetime | ||||||
| Whole | 49 (12.5) | 54 (15.1) | 62 (18.4) | 75 (22.6) | 51 (26.7) | 57 (29.4) |
| Any | 101 (25.8) | 95 (26.5) | 95 (28.2) | 101 (30.4) | 69 (36.1) | 76 (39.2) |
| Current | ||||||
| Whole | 24 (6.1) | 21 (5.8) | 27 (8.1) | 30 (9.0) | 19 (10.0) | 29 (15.0) |
| Any | 37 (9.4) | 31 (8.6) | 34 (10.2) | 36 (10.8) | 23 (12.1) | 34 (17.6) |
n = 167 for School A and n = 228 for School B. Only School B is represented at T5 and T6. Percentages were calculated by excluding missing cases. Any = participants who reported any smoking experience, whether a few puffs or a whole cigarette. Average age of participants at each survey time point is listed at the head of each column