Table 1. Smoking habits.
| N (%) | |
| Smoking status(n=399) | |
| Non-smokers | 268 (67.2) |
| Ever/experimental smokers | 88 (22.1) |
| Current smokers | 43 (10.7) |
| Age of smoking initiation (n=131) | |
| <12 years old | 26 (19.8) |
| 12-14 years old | 86 (65.7) |
| >14 years old | 19 (14.5) |
| Frequency (n=131) | |
| Daily | 31 (23.7) |
| Once a week | 51 (38.9) |
| Once a month | 38 (29.0) |
| Did not respond | 11 (8.4) |
| Number of cigarettes smoked (n=123) | |
| 1-3 | 92 (74.8) |
| 4-6 | 23 (18.6) |
| 7-10 | 4 (3.3) |
| >10 | 4 (3.3) |
| Types of cigarette smoked (n=136)* | |
| Branded cigarette | 113 (83.1) |
| Hand-rolled | 12 (8.8) |
| Pipes/Cigars | 4 (2.9) |
| Others | 7 (5.2) |
| Source of cigarette (n=165)* | |
| Friends | 81 (49.1) |
| Self-purchased | 72 (43.6) |
| Home | 8 (4.9) |
| Others | 4 (2.4) |
| Place where students usually smoked (n=158)* | |
| Friend’s house | 49 (31.0) |
| School | 40 (25.3) |
| Parties | 38 (24.1) |
| Home | 31 (19.6) |
*Participants were allowed to give more than one answer