Table 1.

Descriptives of the sample*

Demographic variable	Response categories	Frequency	Valid %
Gender	Male	767	55.7
	Female	602	43.7
	Other	9	0.7
Socioeconomic status	Attending disadvantaged school	413	30.0
	Attending non-disadvantaged school	965	70.0
Geographic region	Urban/town	999	72.5
	Rural	379	27.5
Birth country	Ireland	1090	79.1
	Elsewhere	288	20.9
Personal tobacco use	Never tried smoking	719	52.3
	Tried once or twice but not regularly	361	26.3
	Used to smoke but given up	58	4.2
	Smokes at least once a month	53	3.9
	Smokes at once a week	42	3.1
	Smokes everyday	141	10.3
Personal tobacco use (shortened)	‘Never’ smoker	719	52.3
	‘Ever’ smoker	419	30.5
	‘Current’ smoker	236	17.2
Type of tobacco product used	Manufactured cigarettes	150	10.9
	Rollies (roll your own)	163	11.8
	Pipes/shisha	10	0.7
	Cigars	10	0.7
	Other	10	0.7
Family tobacco use	Smoker in family	640	46.4
	No smoker in family	720	52.2

*Unweighted data.