Table 1.

Student characteristics (n=1373)

Student characteristics	n	%
Age (years)
11–13	502	36.6
14	506	36.9
15–17	365	26.6
Gender
Male	556	40.5
Female	817	59.5
Religion
Hindu	820	59.7
Muslim	249	18.1
Other	304	22.1
Monthly pocket money
Yes	710	51.7
No	663	48.3
Parental tobacco use
None	962	70.1
One parent uses tobacco	368	26.8
Both parents use tobacco	43	3.13
Friends use tobacco
Yes	424	30.9
No	949	69.1
Ease of access to tobacco
Hard	1020	74.3
Easy	353	25.7
Tobacco harms education at school
Yes	774	56.4
No	388	28.3
Not sure	211	15.4
Intention to use tobacco
Yes	152	11.1
No	1212	88.9
Ever use tobacco
Yes	160	11.7
No	1208	88.3
Current tobacco use (any form)
Yes	101	7.4
No	1272	92.6
Current tobacco smoking
Yes	38	2.77
No	1333	97.2
Current smokeless tobacco use
Yes	84	6.15
No	1282	93.9