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Published in final edited form as: Salud Publica Mex. 2018 Jul-Aug;60(4):423–431. doi: 10.21149/9193

Susceptibility to smoke cigarettes as a predictive measure of cigarette and e-cigarette use among early adolescents in Argentina and Mexico Susceptibility to smoke in Argentina and Mexico

Susceptibilidad al consumo de cigarrillos como una medida predictiva del consumo de cigarrillos y cigarrillos electrónicos en adolescentes tempranos de Argentina y México. Susceptibilidad al consumo de cigarrillos

Paola Morello *, Adriana Pérez *, Sandra Noemí Braun *, James F Thrasher **, Inti Barrientos ***, Edna Arrillo-Santillán ***, Raúl Mejía *
PMCID: PMC6275106  NIHMSID: NIHMS995723  PMID: 30137944

Abstract

Objective:

To assess the validity of a standard measure of smoking susceptibility for predicting cigarette and e-cigarette use in a sample of early adolescents in Argentina and Mexico.

Methods:

A school-based longitudinal survey was conducted in 2014–16 among secondary students. We analyzed students who were never smokers of regular cigarettes or e-cigarettes at baseline and completed both surveys. The main independent variable was smoking susceptibility. Multilevel logistic regression models were used, adjusting for sociodemographic and personal variables, social network use of cigarettes and exposure to advertising.

Results:

In the adjusted analysis, smoking susceptibility independently predicted cigarette initiation (Argentina: AOR 2.28; 95% CI 1.66–3.14; Mexico: AOR 2.07; 95% CI 1.74–2.45) and current smoking (Argentina: AOR 3.61; 95% CI 2.48–5.24; Mexico: AOR 1.69; 95% CI 1.29–2.22); however, it only predicted e-cigarette initiation in Mexico (Mexico: AOR 1.29; 95% CI 1.02–1.63).

Conclusion:

Smoking susceptibility was a valid measure to predict future cigarette smoking in this sample.

Keywords: Argentina, México, adolescents, smoking, electronic cigarettes, susceptibility

INTRODUCTION

Smoking remains a major public health problem, and preventing smoking initiation, particularly among early adolescents (aged 10 to 14), is critical.1 Experimenting with cigarettes during adolescence predicts future smoking, and therefore, identifying adolescents who may be more likely to try a cigarette could help in developing prevention strategies that target at-risk youth.2 Measures of tobacco use susceptibility are useful in cross-sectional research on youth smoking, because they help reduce concerns about reverse causality from prior and current engagement in smoking behavior. Indeed, susceptibility to smoke is the primary pathway by which diverse factors promote tobacco use behavior amongst never smokers, as with the concept of “behavioral intentions” in different theories of behavior change.3 An established measure of smoking susceptibility predicts smoking initiation in high-income countries,4,5 although its predictive validity in Latin American countries has not been assessed nor has a measure to predict e-cigarette initiation. Furthermore, the growing array of nicotine products suggests that, eventually, it will be important to determine whether product-specific measures of susceptibility are needed to discriminate between youth at risk for using different types of tobacco products.

Susceptibility to smoking is the absence of a firm decision not to smoke in the future, and appears influenced by smoking among parents and friends,4 as well as by exposure to advertising at the point of sale (POS).6,7,8,9 A 3-item susceptibility measure was developed in the early 1990s based on two key domains: intentions (e.g “Do you think that you will try a cigarette soon? “Do you think you will be smoking cigarettes one year from now?”) and expectations for future smoking behavior (e.g., “If one of your best friends were to offer you a cigarette, would you smoke it?”). To be classified as not susceptible to smoking, respondents had to answer “no” to the first question and “definitely no” to the other two.4 The predictive validity of this measure has been confirmed with several nationally representative, longitudinal sample of adolescents in the United States (US).5,10,11 Some cross-sectional studies have assessed 2 or 3 item measures of susceptibility as an outcome in low- and middle-income countries like Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam,12 Mexico13,14 and Argentina.7,15 These studies assumed that susceptibility predicts future cigarette smoking behavior, however, this has not been evaluated.

Assessing the discriminant validity of cigarette susceptibility is important in studying the emergence and spread of electronic cigarette use. Longitudinal studies in the US16 and Mexico17 have found that e-cigarette use among adolescents increases the likelihood of using cigarettes. Evaluating the public health impact of e-cigarettes requires assessing whether e-cigarette users who become cigarette smokers would have done so in the absence of e-cigarettes.18 Cross-sectional studies in the US19 and Mexico20 indicate that exclusive e-cigarette use is being undertaken by adolescents with smoking-related risk factors that are intermediate between those of nonusers and those who use either just cigarettes or both. Exclusive e-cigarette use among these “medium risk” youth is of potential public health concern because they may not have initiated nicotine use in the absence of e-cigarettes. This would be supported if susceptibility is more strongly associated with the initiation of cigarette use than e-cigarette use.

Our study aimed to assess whether a 2-item susceptibility measure predicts smoking behavior in a sample of early adolescent students in Argentina and Mexico. As a secondary outcome, we aimed to assess whether susceptibility to smoking predicted e-cigarette initiation, and the strength of this association. Results should inform future approaches to measurement, as well as informing debates around the public health impact of e-cigarettes in two countries where e-cigarettes are banned but can still be bought.

METHODS

A school-based longitudinal study was carried out in 3 of the largest cities in Argentina (Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Tucumán) and in Mexico (Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey), with baseline data collected from first-year secondary school students. Parents or caretakers of participating students provided passive consent students signed an active consent form. A detailed description of the school selection in both countries and the survey used has been published elsewhere.20,21

Baseline data collection took place during 2014 in Argentina and during 2015 in Mexico, with the follow up survey during 2015 in Argentina (mean between-wave interval=17.1 months; range=16 to 19.3 months) and during 2016 in Mexico (mean between-wave interval=20.4 months; range=19.5 to 21.4 months). An anonymous linking procedure was used to allow for follow-up while ensuring anonymity.22

The research protocol was approved by an NIH-certified human subjects research board in Buenos Aires (CEMIC) and by the Mexican National Institute of Public Health ethics committee.

Measurement

The primary dependent variable for this study was smoking behavior at follow up. Smoking initiation was based on the positive answer to: “Have you ever tried a cigarette?” and a negative answer to “Have you smoked a cigarette in the last 30 days?”. Current smoking was based on a positive answer to “Have you smoked a cigarette in the last 30 days?”. E-cigarettes initiation was assessed by asking: “Have you ever tried an e-cigarette?”. Dual use was defined as any use of cigarettes and any use of e-cigarettes.

The main independent variable was susceptibility to smoke, which was assessed using two questions: “If one of your best friends were to offer you a cigarette, would you smoke it?” (“friend cigarette offers”) and “Do you think you will be smoking cigarettes one year from now?5 (“next year smoking”). Response options were “definitely not,” “probably not,” “probably yes” and “definitely yes.” To be classified as non-susceptible, a student had to answer “definitely not” to both questions; otherwise, the student was considered “susceptible”.3

Having at least one family member (mother, father, sibling) or close friend who smoked (out of five closest friends) was considered positive network exposure to smoking. Exposure to advertising at the point of sale (POS) was assessed with two questions on how often students went to stores that sell cigarettes near their schools or further away.6 In both countries, POS pack displays are the only marketing allowed, making them the primary venue for tobacco advertising exposure. Students who answered “often” or “very often” to either question were classified as exposed at POS.

Sociodemographic variables included: age, sex, type of school (public vs private) and educational attainment of parents (i.e., highest level reported for either parent). Personal variables included poor school performance (held back a grade in school in Argentina; grades less than 7/10 in Mexico); a 4-item sensation-seeking scale with higher scores indicating higher sensation seeking tendencies (range 1–5).23 Parenting behavior was assessed using the Jackson’s Authoritative Parenting Index.24 Scores were averaged for both parents, with higher scores indicating more authoritative parenting (range 1–5).25

Analysis

Analyses were conducted using Stata version v13 (Stata Corp, College Station, TX). The analytic sample included students who, at baseline, had never tried either cigarettes or e-cigarettes and who completed both surveys. In an attrition analysis, we examined differences between students who were and were not followed-up using t-test for continuous variables and chi-square test for categorical variables. Multilevel logistic regression models with random intercepts for schools were used to assess the association between baseline susceptibility and initiation and current tobacco use at follow-up. For cigarette behavior outcomes, we analyzed each susceptibility question separately, as well as using the combined measure. For models that integrated e-cigarette initiation, we estimated three different outcomes: 1. Trial of e-cigarettes only; 2. Trial of cigarettes only; 3. Trial of both. Fully adjusted models for all outcomes controlled for age, sex, type of school, parental education, sensation seeking, parenting, poor school performance, network cigarette smoking, and POS exposure.

We estimated the sensitivity; specificity; positive predictive value and the negative predictive value of the smoking susceptibility measure.

To assess potential biases from attrition, we re-estimated all models while adjusting for individual weights based on the inverse probability of being followed up. These models did not result in any meaningful differences in the statistical significance of estimates. Therefore we present only the non-weighted results.

RESULTS

Overall, 3.172 students in Argentina (participation rate 83%) and 10.123 students in Mexico (participation rate 84%) completed the survey at baseline. Of those, 2482 students in Argentina and 7147 in Mexico had never tried a cigarette or an e-cigarette and were considered eligible for our analysis. In Argentina, adolescents lost to follow-up were more likely to be male, older, to attend public schools, and to have parents with lower educational attainment (see Table 1). They also had more household members or friends who smoked and were more susceptible to smoking. In Mexico, adolescents lost to follow-up were more likely to be older and to have parents with lower educational attainment.

Table 1:

Characteristics of the non smoking students who completed the follow up survey and those who didn´t

ARGENTINA*** MEXICO****
Students who were never smokers at baseline and completed Follow up survey Students who were never smokers at baseline and did not complete Follow up survey P* Students who were never smokers at baseline and completed Follow up survey Students who were never smokers at baseline and did not complete Follow up survey P*
n=1680 (67.7%) n= 802 (32.3%) n=4877 (68.3%) n= 2270 (31.7%)
Sociodemographic
Sex (girl) 741 (44.4%) 286 (35.3%) 0.001 2533 (51.9%) 1163 (51%) 0.454
Age (years) mean (SD) 12.58 (0.79) 12.90 (0.92) 0.001 12.36 (0.54) 12.44 (0.62) 0.001
Type of school (public) ** 1006 (59.2%) 606 (75.6%) 0.001
Parental education
Tertiary or more 769 (46.0%) 313 (39.7%) 0.002 769 (46.0%) 313 (39.7%) 0.001
Personal characteristics
Sensation seeking index (1–5) mean (SD) 3.03 (1.03) 3.22 (1.06) 0.001 2.69 (1.04) 2.82 (1.03) 0.001
Poor school performance 1455 (86.1%) 572 (72.2%) 0.001 4641 (95.5%) 2059 (91.5%) 0.001
Other factors
Parenting style index (1–5) mean (SD) 4.07 (0.70) 4.02 (0.77) 0.093 3.98 (0.84) 3.90 (0.87) 0.001
Network influences
Close network smoking 1046 (62.1%) 587(73.9%) 0.001 3116 (63.9%) 1598(70.5%) 0.001
Advertising Exposure at POS 385 (22.7%) 162 (20.2%) 0.17 672 (13.8%) 318 (14%) 0.779
Susceptibility
Think will smoke next year (Maybe not/maybe yes/definitely yes) 317 (18.8%) 199 (25.0%) 0.001 836 (17.2%) 498 (22.0%) 0.001
Will smoke if best friend offers a cigarette (Maybe not/maybe yes/definitely yes) 255 (15.08%) 156 (19.6%) 0.005 731 (15.0%) 410 (18.1%) 0.001
Tobacco susceptible 411 (24.2%) 251 (31.5%) 0.001 1097 (22.5%) 635 (28.0%) 0.001
*

t-test for continuous variables and chi-square test for categorical variables comparing students that were follow up and those who were not.

SD Standard Deviation

**

In Mexico all schools were public

***

Survey implemented in Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Tucumán. Baseline survey during May-July 2014. Follow up survey during October- November 2015.

****

Survey implemented in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey. Baseline survey during February March 2015. Follow up survey during October- November 2016.

At follow up, in Argentina 14.8% of the analytic sample had tried a cigarette (but not in the last 30 d), 6.1% had tried an e-cigarette and 9.4% were current smokers; in Mexico 18.8% had tried a cigarette (but not in the last 30 d), 22.6% had tried an e-cigarette and 5.7% were current smokers.

Predictors of smoking initiation:

In adjusted, multivariate analysis (Table 2), smoking susceptibility was associated with increased risk of smoking initiation in both countries (Argentina: AOR 2.28; 95% CI 1.66–3.14; Mexico: AOR 2.07; 95% CI 1.74–2.45). When analyzed separately, each susceptibility question was independently associated with an increased risk of smoking initiation in Argentina (AOR 1.95; 95% CI 1.38–2.75 and AOR 2.50; 95% CI 1.75–3.59, respectively) and Mexico (AOR 2.15; 95% CI 1.79–2.59 and AOR 2.11; 95% CI 1.74–2.56, respectively).

Table 2.

Smoking initiation and current smoking at follow up among never smokers at baseline in Argentinaa (A) and Mexicob (B)

A ARGENTINA
Smoking initiation 16.3%
N=1541
Current smokers 9.4%
N=1700
OR AOR AOR AOR OR AOR AOR AOR
Think will smoke next year 2.49*** (1.81–3.43) 1.95*** (1.38–2.75) 4.07*** (2.88–5.77) 3.23*** (2.20–4.72)
Think will smoke if friend offers cigarette 3.06*** (2.19–4.28) 2.50*** (1.75–3.59) 3.67*** (2.54–5.28) 2.73*** (1.83–4.08)
Smoking Susceptibility 2.84*** (2.12–3.80) 2.28*** (1.66–3.14) 4.47*** (3.18–6.29) 3.61*** (2.48–5.24)
B MEXICO
Smoking initiation 19.9%
N=4597
Current smokers 5.1%
N=4877
OR AOR AOR AOR OR AOR AOR AOR
Think will smoke next year 2.73*** (2.29–3.25) 2.15*** (1.79–2.59) 2.11*** (2.88–5.77) 1.58** (2.20–4.72)
Think will smoke if friend offers cigarette 2.73*** (2.28–3.27) 2.11*** (1.74–2.569) 2.30*** (2.54–5.28) 1.70*** (1.26–2.29)
Smoking Susceptibility 2.61*** (2.23–3.07) 2.07*** (1.74–2.45) 2.23*** (3.18–6.29) 1.69*** (1.29–2.22)
a

Surveys in Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Tucuman. October- November, 2015

*

p<0.05;

**

p<0.01;

***

p<0.001

b

Survey in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey. October- November 2016.

The model was adjusted by age, sex, type of school, parental education, sensation seeking index, poor school performance, parenting style, network exposure to tobacco and POS exposure.

Predictors of current smoking:

Susceptibility was also independently associated with an increased risk of being a current smoker at follow up in Argentina (AOR 3.61; 95% CI 2.48–5.24) and Mexico (AOR 1.69; 95% CI 1.29–2.22; see Table 2). When analyzed separately, each susceptibility question was independently associated with an increased risk of smoking initiation in Argentina (AOR 3.23; 95% CI 2.20–4.72 and AOR 2.73; 95% CI 1.83–4.08, respectively) and Mexico (AOR 1.58; 95% CI 1.19–2.11 and AOR 1.70; 95% CI 1.26–2.29, respectively).

Table 3 shows the association between the independent variables with trial of only cigarettes, only e-cigarettes, or both at follow-up. In Argentina, susceptibility to smoking predicted cigarette initiation (AOR 2.85; 95% CI 2.15–3.77) but not e-cigarette initiation, whether exclusive (AOR 0.39; 95% CI 0.13–1.14) or in conjunction with cigarette (AOR 1.50; 95% CI 0.82–2.76). In Mexico, susceptibility to smoking predicted cigarette initiation (AOR 1.61; 95% CI 1.31–1.98), e-cigarettes initiation (AOR 1.29; 95% CI 1.02–1.63) and trial of both (AOR 1.97; 95% CI 1.62–2.39).

Table 3:

Exclusive trial of tobacco, exclusive trial of e-cigarette and trial of both among never smokers at baseline in Argentinaa and Mexicob

Trial of regular tobacco only Trial of E-cigarette only Trial of both
Prevalence OR AOR Prevalence OR AOR Prevalence OR AOR
ARGENTINA n=344 (20.5%) n=41 (2.4%) n=61 (3.7%)
Non susceptible 14.7% 1 1 2.6% 1 1 3.0% 1 1
Smoking Susceptibility 38.5% 3.62*** (2.80–4.68) 2.85*** (2.15–3.77) 2.0% 0.85 (0.38 – 1.88) 0.39 (0.13 – 1.14) 5.7% 1.86* (1.05 – 3.28) 1.50 (0.82 – 2.76)
MEXICO n=559 (11.5%) n=467 (9.6%) n=632 (13.0%)
Non susceptible 9.8% 1 1 8.9% 1 1 10.2% 1 1
Smoking Susceptibility 17.3% 1.91*** (1.58–2.32) 1.61*** (1.31–1.98) 12.1% 1.43** (1.15 – 1.77) 1.29* (1.02–1.63) 22.6% 2.57*** (2.14–3.08) 1.97*** (1.62 – 2.39)
*

p<0.05;

**

p<0.01;

***

p<0.001

The model was adjusted by age, sex, type of school, parental education, sensation seeking index, poor school performance, parenting style, network exposure to tobacco and POS exposure.

a

Surveys in Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Tucuman. October- November, 2015

b

Survey in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey. October- November 2016.

The sensitivity, specificity, Positive Predictive Value and Negative Predictive Value of the susceptibility measure for all outcomes by country is shown in Table 4. The PPV of the measure was adequate to predict cigarette initiation in both countries (29.3% in Argentina and 33.7% in Mexico), but it was lower for current smoking (21.2% in Argentina and 9.7% in Mexico) and for e-cigarette initiation (7.7% in Argentina and 12.1% in Mexico).

Table 4:

Susceptibility measure: sensitivity, specificiy, Positive Predictive Value (PPV) and Negative Predictive Value (NPV) of the susceptibility to smoking measure among students who tried a regular cigarette but are not current smokers, current smokers and those who only tried an e-cigarette.

ARGENTINAa MEXICOb
Tried but not current smoker % (95%CI) Current smokers % (95%CI) Tried E-cig % (95%CI) Tried but not current smoker % (95%CI) Current smokers % (95%CI) Tried E-cig % (95%CI)
Sensitivity 38.0 (32.0–44.3) 54.4(46.3–62.3) 30.4(21.7–40.3) 36.5 (33.3–39.7) 37.9 (32.2–43.8) 28.3(24.2–32.6)
Specificity 82.2 (80.0–84.2) 78.9 (76.8–80.9) 76.3 (74.1–78.3) 82.2 (80.9–83.4) 78.4 (77.2–79.6) 78.2 (76.9–79.4)
Positive predictive Value 29.3 (24.4–34.6) 21.2 (17.4–25.5) 7.7 (5.3–10.7) 33.7 (30.8–36.7) 9.7 (7.98–11.6) 12.1 (10.2–14.1)
Negative predictive Value 87.2 (85.2–89.0) 94.0 (92.9–95.5) 94.4 (93.0–95.0) 83.9 (82.6–85.0) 95.4 (94.7–96.0) 91.1 (90.0–92.0)
a

Surveys in Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Tucuman. October- November, 2015

b

Survey in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey. October- November 2016.

DISCUSSION

The 2-item measure of susceptibility to cigarette smoking was significantly associated with subsequent smoking initiation and current smoking among early adolescents in Argentina and Mexico, although the association was relatively weaker in Mexico where initiation rates were lower. The measure, however, did not predict e-cigarette initiation in Argentina and only weakly predicted it in Mexico, suggesting that e-cigarettes may appeal to youth who are unlikely to have become cigarette smokers.

Susceptibility to smoking has been defined using different questions.26, 27 We used a short version from the susceptibility measure proposed by Pierce et. al. without the question “Do you think that in the future you might experiment with cigarettes? that had been previously used.15,28 The validation of the Pierce measure in a sample of U.S. adolescents was done about 20 years ago and it was a stronger predictor of smoking initiation than the existence of smokers among either the family or the best friend network. However, as opposed to our study, they found that exposure to smokers in the close network was more important than susceptibility in distinguishing adolescents who progressed to established smoking.4 A study done among adolescents with Mexican origin also found that the susceptibility to smoking measure was the strongest predictor of smoking initiation.29

The index used by Pierce classified 48% of the 12–15 year old population of California in 1996 as susceptible to smoking. In our sample, 24% of the students were susceptible to smoke regular cigarettes, which is similar to earlier data collection efforts among similarly aged Mexican adolescents (27.5% of females and 29% of males).14 In our study, the sensitivity for current smoking was 54.4% in Argentina and 37.9% in Mexico. The positive predictive value for current smoking was 21.1% in Argentina and 9.7% in Mexico. The specificity and the negative predictive value were high in both countries showing that the measure is good at detecting students who will not progress to smoking. Nodora et. al added a question about curiosity to smoke to the original index, which increased from 25.1% to 46.9% in the proportion identified as “at-risk to smoke”.30

The cigarette susceptibility measure showed mixed evidence around the prediction of e-cigarette initiation. In Argentina, the susceptibility measure did not predict e-cigarette initiation. The non-significant tendency suggested that susceptible never smokers were equal or less likely to try e-cigarettes than non-susceptible never smokers (i.e., 2.0% vs. 2.6%, respectively). Therefore, this susceptibility measure seems to discriminate between initiation of cigarettes relative to e-cigarettes. In Mexico, we found a relatively weak, but positive association with exclusive e-cigarette initiation and a stronger association with dual trial. This significant association may be due to higher rates of e-cigarette trial in Mexico (10%) compared to Argentina (3%). This may mean that the norms and risk factors for e-cigarette initiation are somewhat different in both countries. Standard risk factors for cigarette use (e.g., friend smoking, sensation seeking, ad exposure) were associated with e-cigarette initiation in both countries. However, other factors that are not associated with conventional cigarette use may help explain e-cigarette susceptibility and use, such as “technophilia” (i.e., pleasure from new electronic devices).20 Results indicate a need to find measures that better predict e-cigarette initiation. Substituting key terms in standard cigarette susceptibility questions may help (i.e., “using e-cigarettes” for “smoking”), but the predictive validity of this measure should be assessed, and other potential risk factors should be identified and valid measures developed.

This study has several limitations that should be acknowledged. Students lost to follow-up were more likely than students followed up to have risk factors for cigarette use, such as higher sensation seeking or network smoking Hence, we may have underestimated the transition to smoking initiation and current smoking in this population. Schools were not randomly selected and the sample of schools may not be representative of the general population of Argentina or Mexico. However, schools were selected to represent the range of socioeconomic diversity in three large cities in each country, suggesting that the results might be similar to those for urban populations. In our study, we only assessed cigarette smoking. Results from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey show that 12.6% of Argentinean students31 and 9.6% of Mexican students32 refer use of other tobacco products. A recent study showed that in 2015, 8% of second year secondary students in Argentina had tried an e-cigarette.33 Further research should evaluate whether this measure can be re worded to assess other kinds of tobacco use or e-cigarette consumption (i.e. Do you think you will be using e-cigarettes one year from now?). Our study did not have a question about curiosity, this could be evaluated to see if adding that question to the Spanish version increases the proportion of detected susceptible students. Recently, four trajectories in the smoking uptake behavior have been identified: experimenters, quitters, early established smokers and late escalators.34 Our study only considered experimenters and current smokers.

In spite of these limitations, our results support the use of this 2-item measure of susceptibility to smoking as a valid tool to detect at-risk adolescents to experiment and use cigarettes in Argentina and Mexico. Futures studies about smoking behavior among adolescents should use this short measure although other measurement approaches appear necessary to study susceptibility to e-cigarette use. These measurement approaches can help evaluate specific public health campaigns and policies, including those related to e-cigarettes that aim to prevent smoking and e-cigarette onset.

Appendix:

Spanish version of the questionnaire used in Argentina

¿Pensás que vas a fumar un cigarrillo en el próximo año?

  1. 1 Seguro que no

  2. 2 Creo que no

  3. 3 Creo que sí

  4. 4 Seguro que sí

¿Si uno de tus mejores amigos o amigas te ofreciera un cigarrillo, lo fumarías?

  1. 1 Seguro que no

  2. 2 Creo que no

  3. 3 Creo que sí

  4. 4 Seguro que sí

Spanish version of the questionnaire used in Mexico

¿Crees que en algún momento durante los próximos 12 meses, fumarás un cigarro?

  1. Definunitivamente no

  2. Probablemente no

  3. Probablemente sí

  4. Definitivamente sí

¿Crees que en algún momento durante los próximos 12 meses, usarás un cigarro electrónico?

  1. Definitivamente no

  2. Probablemente no

  3. Probablemente sí

  4. Definitivamente sí

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