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. 2014 Apr 2;9(4):e92939. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092939

Table 3. Motives Induce Smoking as Reported By Current Smokers (n = 1017).

Category Motives Males (n = 935) % Females (n = 82) % Total %
Personal For fun 665 71.1 67 81.7 732 72.0
Stress Release 461 49.3 48 58.5 509 50.0
Family Mothers 246 26.3 32 39.0 278 27.3
Fathers 42 4.5 14 17.1 56 5.5
Parents 22 2.4 12 14.6 34 3.3
Social Friends 53 5.7 10 12.2 63 6.2