Table 2.

Correlations among Socio-cultural survey items

	Mean (SD)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
I chew betel nut or betel quid because all of my friends chew.	1.66 (1.44)
I chew betel nut or betel quid because my family members chew.	1.74 (1.37)	.607**
I chew betel nut or betel quid because it is part of my culture.	1.8 (1.55)	.336**	.620**
I chew betel nut or betel quid because it’s rude not to chew.	0.89 (1.36)	.491**	.488**	.430**
I chew betel nut or betel quid because people will not respect me if I don’t chew.	0.75 (1.29)	.469**	.448**	.431**	.780**
I chew betel nut or betel quid because it relaxes me.	2.56(1.41)	.412**	.375**	.309**	.212**	.161**
I chew betel nut or betel quid because it gives me energy.	2.52(1.52)	.444**	.360**	.254**	.210**	.187**	.790**
I chew betel nut or betel quid because I like the way it makes me feel.	2.21(1.56)	.447**	.363**	.159**	.279**	.301**	.591**	.662**

^**indicated all coefficients are statistically significant at .01 level.