Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics NSW sample (n = 1000) by age group

CHARACTERISTIC	12-17 years n =518		18-24 years n =482		Total
GENDER	n	%	n	%	%
Male	258	49.8	240	49.8	49.8
REGION
Sydney	298	57.5	343	71.2	64.1
Rest of NSW	220	42.5	139	28.8	35.9
NEIGHBOURHOOD SES
Low	163	31.5	148	30.7	31.1
Mod-High	355	68.5	334	69.3	68.9
LIVING ARRANGEMENT
Live with parent(s)/guardians/family	511	98.8	402	83.8	91.6
Live with a, or am sole parent/share with	6	1.2	78	16.25	8.4
others/spouse/live alone
LANGUAGE AT HOME
English	435	84.0	348	72.2	78.3
SMOKING STATUS
Current smoker	44	8.5	125	25.9	16.9
Non-susceptible non-smoker	322	62.2	155	32.2	47.7
Susceptible non-smoker	84	16.2	23	4.8	10.7
Ex-smoker	1	0.2	23	4.8	2.4
Experimenter	67	12.9	156	32.4	22.3
FRIENDS SMOKING†
None	331	63.9	149	30.9	48.0
1 friend	73	14.1	101	21.0	17.4
2 friends	55	10.6	81	16.8	13.6
3+ friends	59	11.4	151	31.3	21.0
HOUSEHOLD SMOKING
No one	380	73.4	285	59.1	66.5
1 person	96	18.5	133	27.6	22.9
2+ people	42	8.1	64	13.3	10.6
DISPOSABLE INCOME
None	51	9.9	9	1.9	6
<=$50	332	64.1	76	15.8	40.8
$50-$100	68	13.1	70	14.5	13.8
$100+	48	9.3	310	64.3	35.8
Unknown	19	3. 7	17	3.5	3.6
INTERNET USE* (n = 991)	median	mean	median	mean	Mean
(minutes per day)	120	120.5	120	171.8	148.1
TV USE*
(minutes per day)	90	108.8	90	103.6	106.0
TV USE*
(minutes per day)	90	108.8	90	103.6	106.0

* Internet and TV mean use in minutes weighted to state population by age and gender.Values exceeding 600 min (10 h, <1% of sample) recoded to 600.

† How many of five closest friends smoke.