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. 2014 Mar 14;14:251. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-251

Table 2.

Estimated sample sizes and smoking prevalence and incidence by age and year group

Age group/Grade
% pupils in each class 1
N pupils per school
Tot no pupils 4 schools
Estimated response rates 2
Prevalence regular smoking 3
Incidence regular smoking
Prevalence ever smoked
Incidence ever smoked
        % N % N   % N  
School Surveys 2013-14
13/S2
100%
188
752
85%
640
 
15/S4
100%
188
752
85%
640
Total all schools
376
1504
85%
1280
Total per school
 
376
85%
320
School Surveys 2015-17
12/S1
18.1%
217
866
85%
736
1.0%
7
1.0%
4%
26
4%
13/S2
18.3%
220
878
85%
747
4.8%
35
3.8%
23%
168
19%
14/S3
18.8%
225
902
85%
767
11.0%
84
6.3%
35%
268
13%
15/S4
18.8%
225
901
85%
766
16.5%
126
5.5%
44%
333
9%
16/S5
15.7%
189
754
85%
641
20.0%
128
3.5%
47%
298
3%
17/S6
10.2%
123
491
85%
417
24.0%
100
4.0%
47%
194
0%
Total all schools
1198
4793
 
4074
 
482
 
 
1287
 
Per School   1198   1018   120     322  

1. Distribution of pupils over different age groups is based on most recent School statistics released by Scottish Government.

2. Response rates are based on HBSC survey experience.

3. Regular smoking defined as weekly smoking. Percentage 13 and 15-year old based on SALSUS, Percentages 12, 14, 16 and 17-year olds based on plotting, making use of HBSC smoking data for 11-year olds, SALSUS 13 and 15-year olds and 17-year olds’ data from the Scottish health survey (16-24-year olds: Male 24%; Female 29%) [18-20].