Table 6. Usage pattern of smokers (n=104).
| Questions | Male | Female | Total | ||||||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||||
| Smoking age | 5 years | 4 | (4.1) | 1 | (16.7) | 5 | (4.8) | ||
| 6 years | 1 | (1.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (1.0) | |||
| 8 years | 2 | (2.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (1.9) | |||
| 10 years | 4 | (4.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 4 | (3.8) | |||
| 11 years | 3 | (3.1) | 2 | (33.3) | 5 | (4.8) | |||
| 12 years | 6 | (6.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 6 | (5.8) | |||
| 13 years | 12 | (12.2) | 2 | (33.3) | 14 | (13.5) | |||
| 14 years | 23 | (23.5) | 0 | (0.0) | 23 | (22.1) | |||
| 15 years | 13 | (13.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 13 | (12.5) | |||
| 16 years | 22 | (22.4) | 1 | (16.7) | 23 | (22.1) | |||
| 17 years | 3 | (3.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (2.9) | |||
| 18 years | 5 | (5.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 5 | (4.8) | |||
| Types of Smoking | Cigarette | 73 | (74.5) | 4 | (66.7) | 77 | (73.9) | ||
| Cheroots | 24 | (24.5) | 1 | (16.7) | 25 | (23.9) | |||
| Hand-rolled cheroot | 36 | (36.7) | 5 | (83.3) | 41 | (39.4) | |||
| Cigar | 4 | (4.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 4 | (3.8) | |||
| Pipes | 2 | (2.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (1.9) | |||
| Smoking days in the past 30 days | 0 day | 54 | (55.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 54 | (51.9) | ||
| 1–2 days | 22 | (22.4) | 0 | (0.0) | 22 | (21.1) | |||
| 3–5 days | 8 | (8.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 8 | (7.7) | |||
| 6–9 days | 8 | (8.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 8 | (7.7) | |||
| 10–19 days | 3 | (3.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (2.9) | |||
| 20–29 days | 3 | (3.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (2.9) | |||
| 1 month | 6 | (6.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 6 | (5.8) | |||
| Source of the first smoke | Friend | 63 | (64.3) | 2 | (33.3) | 65 | (62.5) | ||
| Family | 21 | (21.4) | 3 | (50.0) | 24 | (23.1) | |||
| Coffee shop | 8 | (8.1) | 1 | (16.7) | 9 | (8.6) | |||
| Neighbor | 5 | (5.1) | 1 | (16.7) | 6 | (5.8) | |||
| Duration of smoking | 1 or 2 puff | 36 | (36.7) | 5 | (83.3) | 41 | (39.4) | ||
| <2 years | 55 | (56.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 55 | (52.9) | |||
| 2–4 years | 3 | (3.1) | 1 | (16.7) | 4 | (3.8) | |||
| >4 years | 4 | (4.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 4 | (3.8) | |||
| Smoking of cigarettes per day | Not everyday | 35 | (35.7) | 4 | (66.7) | 39 | (37.5) | ||
| <3 | 54 | (55.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 54 | (51.9) | |||
| 3–5 | 3 | (3.1) | 2 | (33.3) | 5 | (4.8) | |||
| >5 | 6 | (6.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 6 | (5.8) | |||
| Smoking place | Home | 16 | (16.3) | 3 | (50.0) | 19 | (18.2) | ||
| School | 13 | (13.3) | 1 | (16.7) | 14 | (13.4) | |||
| Friend's house | 18 | (18.4) | 2 | (33.3) | 20 | (19.2) | |||
| Park | 12 | (12.2) | 0 | (0.0) | 12 | (11.5) | |||
| Shopping center | 6 | (6.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 6 | (5.8) | |||
| Hospital | 2 | (2.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 2 | (1.9) | |||
| Street corner | 19 | (19.4) | 2 | (33.3) | 21 | (20.2) | |||
| Othersa) | 19 | (19.4) | 1 | (16.7) | 20 | (19.2) | |||
| All (n=300) | |||||||||
| Smoking of closest friend | Yes | 110 | (73.3) | 53 | (35.3) | 163 | (54.4) | ||
| No | 40 | (26.7) | 97 | (64.7) | 137 | (45.6) | |||
| Smoking of parents | None | 81 | (54.0) | 86 | (57.3) | 167 | (55.7) | ||
| Only Father | 62 | (41.3) | 57 | (38.0) | 119 | (39.7) | |||
| Only Mother | 1 | (0.7) | 3 | (2.0) | 4 | (1.3) | |||
| Both | 6 | (4.0) | 4 | (2.7) | 10 | (3.3) | |||
| Smoker in family except parents | Brother | 53 | (35.3) | 49 | (32.7) | 102 | (34.0) | ||
| Grandfather | 36 | (24.0) | 29 | (19.3) | 65 | (21.7) | |||
| Othersb) | 59 | (39.0) | 69 | (46.0) | 128 | (42.7) | |||
| School persons smoking seen in schools | Headmaster | 6 | (4.0) | 3 | (2.0) | 9 | (3.0) | ||
| Male teacher | 37 | (24.7) | 20 | (13.3) | 57 | (19.0) | |||
| Othersc) | 96 | (64.0) | 107 | (71.3) | 203 | (67.7) | |||
a)Tea shop and street vendor.
b)Uncle, aunt, and grandmother.
c)Student’s parents, school workers, and food sellers in school.