Table 3.

Reasons for becoming regular smokers

	Relaxation		Less stress		Having break		Being bored
	N	Per cent	N	Per cent	N	Per cent	N	Per cent
Gender
Female	22	73	14	47	17	57	16	53
Male	82	60	81	59	83	61	84	61
Age
<35	73	70	62	59	69	66	68	65
≥35	31	51	33	53	31	50	34	55
Language
Mandarin	50	54	57	61	53	57	54	58
Cantonese	40	54	38	51	47	64	48	65
Education level
High school under	51	59	45	52	52	60	55	63
University degree and above	53	66	50	62	48	60	47	59