Table 1.
Characteristic | 13-Year-Old Students | 16-Year-Old Students |
---|---|---|
Student related | ||
Sex | ||
Boys | 368 (48.2) | 357 (46.9) |
Girls | 395 (51.8) | 405 (53.1) |
Parent(s) smoke daily | ||
Yes | 354 (46.4) | 391 (51.3) |
No | 409 (53.6) | 371 (48.7) |
Sibling(s) smoke daily | ||
Yes | 157 (20.6) | 196 (25.7) |
No | 606 (79.4) | 566 (74.3) |
Living with both parentsb | ||
Yes | 593 (78.0) | 576 (76.1) |
No | 167 (22.0) | 181 (23.9) |
Smoking status | ||
Boys | ||
Daily | 14 (3.8) | 75 (21.0) |
Less than daily | 29 (7.9) | 43 (12.0) |
Nonsmokers | 325 (88.3) | 239 (67.0) |
Girls | ||
Daily | 28 (7.1) | 102 (25.2) |
Less than daily | 65 (16.5) | 60 (14.8) |
None | 302 (76.5) | 243 (60.0) |
School relatedc | ||
Location | ||
Urban | 34 | 38 |
Rural | 16 | 19 |
Status | ||
Private | 11 | 10 |
Public | 39 | 47 |
Average area annual income | ||
<$50 000 | 24 | 28 |
≥$50 000 | 26 | 29 |
Students can smoke outdoors | ||
Yes | 39 | 51 |
No | 11 | 6 |
Staff can smoke indoors | ||
Yes | 12 | 18 |
No | 38 | 39 |
Staff can smoke outdoors | ||
Yes | 39 | 51 |
No | 11 | 6 |
Data are given as number (percentage) of each group unless otherwise indicated. Percentages are based on totals for each category and may not total 100 because of rounding. n = 763 for 13-year-old students and n = 762 for 16-year-old students unless otherwise indicated.
Excluding missing data.
Data are given as number of schools. n = 50 for 13-year-old students and n = 57 for 16-year-old students.