Table 1. Characteristics of high school students in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
| Characteristics | Male | Female | Total | |||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Total | 150 | (100) | 150 | (100) | 300 | (100) |
| Grade | ||||||
| Grade 10 | 75 | (50.0) | 75 | (50.0) | 150 | (50.0) |
| Grade 11 | 75 | (50.0) | 75 | (50.0) | 150 | (50.0) |
| Age | ||||||
| Average ± SD (range) | 15.1 ± 1.0 (13–19) | |||||
| Smoking | ||||||
| Smoker | 98 | (65.3) | 6 | (4.0) | 104 | (34.7) |
| Non-smoker | 52 | (34.7) | 144 | (96.0) | 196 | (65.3) |
| Smokeless | ||||||
| User | 75 | (50.0) | 10 | (6.7) | 85 | (28.3) |
| Non-user | 75 | (50.0) | 140 | (93.3) | 215 | (71.7) |
| Father’s education | ||||||
| Illiterate | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (0.7) | 1 | (0.3) |
| Read & write | 27 | (18.0) | 16 | (10.7) | 43 | (14.3) |
| Primary school | 27 | (18.0) | 24 | (16.0) | 51 | (17.0) |
| Middle school | 46 | (30.7) | 64 | (42.7) | 110 | (36.7) |
| High school | 38 | (25.3) | 34 | (22.7) | 72 | (24.0) |
| Graduate | 12 | (8.0) | 11 | (7.3) | 23 | (7.7) |
| Mother’s education | ||||||
| Illiterate | 10 | (6.7) | 4 | (2.7) | 14 | (4.7) |
| Read & write | 22 | (14.7) | 25 | (16.7) | 47 | (15.7) |
| Primary school | 31 | (20.7) | 30 | (20.0) | 61 | (20.3) |
| Middle school | 48 | (32.0) | 51 | (34.0) | 99 | (33.0) |
| High school | 32 | (21.3) | 31 | (20.7) | 63 | (21.0) |
| Graduate | 7 | (4.7) | 9 | (6.0) | 16 | (5.3) |
| Family income per month | ||||||
| <77 USD | 78 | (52.0) | 90 | (60.0) | 168 | (56.0) |
| 77–280 USD | 49 | (32.7) | 42 | (28.0) | 91 | (30.3) |
| >280 USD | 23 | (15.3) | 18 | (12.0) | 41 | (13.7) |