Table 2.

Patterns of smoking in those students who have ever smoked (n = 290).

Characteristic	N	% *
Age of smoking initiation
≤8 yrs	31	11.7
9–10 yrs	36	13.6
11–12 yrs	130	49.1
13–14 yrs	68	25.7
Days smoking in last month
0 days	34	12.6
1–9 days	186	69.2
10 to 19 days	29	10.8
≥20 days	20	7.4
Number of cigarettes smoked/day in last month
Nil	37	13.8
1–5 cig./day	181	67.6
6 to 10 cig./day	26	9.7
11 to 20 cig./day	22	8.2

* Percentages may not add to 100 due to missing values.