Table 5.
Entertainment and Layout of Hookah Lounges by Ever Hookah Smokers who Ever Attended a Lounge (N = 599)
| N | (%) | Quotes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. In the hookah lounge that you usually visit, what type of entertainment is usually presented? | |||
| Music | 162 | (62.3) | ‘Middle Eastern music, crazy belly dancing music, music over the speakers, surround sound music, music on the televisions, lots of music, light music, loud music, rap music, music videos, stereo music, dancing music, jukebox, DJ, live music, music playlist, live bands, open mic night, singer/song writers’ |
| Belly Dancing /Dancing | 31 | (11.9) | ‘belly dancers on weekends, belly dancing on some days, dance floor, dancing’ |
| Movies /Television | 24 | (9.2) | ‘movies, cd player, some Televisions, Sports Television, plasma Televisions’ |
| Games | 15 | (5.8) | ‘board games, playing cards, chess, pool table’ |
| None | 13 | (5.0) | ‘None, usually nothing, nothing we just sat there, just friends’ |
| Other | 15 | (5.8) | ‘snacks, smoothies, food, drinks, alcohol, full bar, hookah, Arabic comics, poetry reading, I don't go for entertainment’ |
| B. In the hookah lounge that you usually visit, to your recollection describe the interior layout? | |||
| Seating | 55 | (35.5) | ‘a lot of comfortable seating, lots of long cushioned couches and lots of comfy pillows, lots of pillows on the ground, window seats with cushions, low cushioned benches, bar stools, lots of small close tables with chairs or booths around them, lots of tables and heat lamps on patio, funky furniture, ottomans, not too fancy just tables and cheap chairs, plastic chairs’ |
| Layout | 37 | (23.9) | ‘big open space with seats lining the walls, coffee house-ish, cafe setting, indoor area with a dance floor, VIP section, it is mostly an open air huge patio, it's pretty small, tightly spaced, it is tiny with two main rooms and two patios, a small two-room place, just like a restaurant, pizza place with pool tables, it has some tables for computers to sit at and study and eat, there is a counter to order hookah and drinks and there is another room with couches and tables for studying or hanging out, there is a bar, a counter for coffee and teas and pastries, next to the cashier is a display case of hookahs and tobacco for sale to smoke at home’ |
| Decoration | 32 | (20.6) | ‘Middle Eastern decoration, Arabian, Egyptian décor, Southeast Asia theme, Indian motif with dark jewel tones and rich fabrics and lots of gold accents, red curtains, drape-y things, very bohemian, exotic decorations, very artsy, bamboo walls, paintings, artworks, orange walls, red walls with black draping, dark and brick walls, candles, interesting lamps, dark colors with bright accents, bright colors, mirrors, bead curtains, Turkish carpets, they had a glass bar and a snake in it’ |
| Ambience | 17 | (11.0) | ‘colorful with dim lighting, dark, smoky, beautiful, casual, mellow, pretty, laid back, soft and plush, very chill and cozy, warm and comfortable, like a living room in a house, lively, very hippie, lights everywhere, crowded, loud, loud music, loud foreign music’ |
Due to missing values, variables do not total the sample size 599.