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.