Table 3.
Characteristics of smokers.
| Characteristics | Males | Females | Total | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Age when starting smoking (n = 611) | ||||
| Less than 15 years | 120 (22.1) | 16 (23.5) | 136 (22.3) | 0.098 |
| 15–19 years | 326 (60.0) | 33 (48.5) | 359 (58.8) | |
| 20 years or older | 97 (17.9) | 19 (27.9) | 116 (19.0) | |
| Number of cigarettes (n = 367) | ||||
| One | 153 (45.5) | 19 (61.3) | 172 (46.9) | 0.005 |
| 2–5 | 60 (17.9) | 10 (32.3) | 70 (19.1) | |
| 6–9 | 51 (15.2) | 2 (6.5) | 53 (14.4) | |
| 10 and more sticks | 72 (21.4) | 0 (0) | 72 (19.6) | |
| Number of rocks smoked per day (n = 238) | ||||
| One rock | 133 (65.5) | 15 (42.9) | 148 (62.2) | 0.037 |
| 2–5 rocks | 54 (26.6) | 16 (45.7) | 70 (29.4) | |
| 6 and more rocks | 16 (7.9) | 4 (11.4) | 20 (8.4) | |
| Number of snuffs per day (n = 74) | ||||
| One | 31 (49.2) | 8 (72.7) | 39 (52.7) | 0.347 |
| 2–5 | 19 (30.2) | 2 (18.2) | 21 (28.4) | |
| 6 or more | 13 (20.6) | 1 (9.1) | 14 (18.9) |