Table 1.

Students’ Characteristics (n = 1406)

Characteristics	n	%
Gender
Boys	679	48.5
Girls	721	51.5
Age group
15 years	671	47.7
13 years	735	52.3
Family Affluence Scale (FAS) tertiles
Low	469	33.4
Medium	467	33.2
High	470	33.4
Ethnicity
White	1315	94.3
Other	79	5.7
Current smokers
Yes	71	5.1
No	1319	94.9
Brand awarenessa
No brands	195	13.9
1–2 brands	372	26.5
3–4 brands	367	26.1
5 or more brands	472	33.6
Schools
Urban and high deprived area	374	26.6
Urban and medium/low deprived area	315	22.4
Semi-urban and high deprived area	348	24.8
Semi-urban and medium/low deprived area	369	26.2

^aBrand awareness = number of cigarette brands students were aware of, excluding students who reported fake brand.