Table 4. Self-Reported Factors Influencing the Initiation of Tobacco use by Iranian Adolescents at National and sub National Levels: The Caspian-IV Studya.
| Reasons for Starting to Smoke | Southeast | North-Northeast | West | Central | National | P Value for Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reducing the anxiety | 32.26 | 23.64 | 19.44 | 15.12 | 19.13 | > 0.05 |
| Increasing the attention span | 35.48 | 17.86 | 16.82 | 14.53 | 17.49 | > 0.05 |
| Social acceptance by friends | 32.26 | 30.36 | 25.23 | 23.26 | 25.68 | > 0.05 |
| Feeling older | 35.48 | 17.86 | 30.84 | 20.93 | 24.59 | > 0.05 |
| Feeling of being liked | 38.71 | 17.86 | 23.58 | 18.60 | 21.64 | > 0.05 |
| Increasing the self-esteem | 41.94 | 19.64 | 27.10 | 16.28 | 22.13 | > 0.05 |
| Feeling of pleasure | 64.52 | 44.64 | 55.14 | 66.28 | 59.56 | > 0.05 |
| Helping to stay awake at night | 25.81 | 10.71 | 21.50 | 08.72 | 14.21 | > 0.05 |
| Having entertainment and recreation | 84.37 | 85.71 | 74.77 | 88.37 | 83.65 | > 0.05 |
| Forgetting problems | 45.16 | 28.57 | 35.51 | 21.97 | 28.88 | > 0.05 |
| Enjoying the tobacco smell | 22.58 | 33.93 | 35.51 | 30.81 | 31.97 | > 0.05 |
aValues are expressed as percentages.