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. 2019 Sep 30;60(3):E203–E210. doi: 10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2019.60.3.1049

Tab. III.

Bivariate associations between the students currently smoke or not and the variables of the questionnaire. Used Pearson’s Chi-square test. Statistically significant results are highlighted in bold.

Do you currently smoke?
No Yes Total P-value
N % N % N
Age class
< 22 years old 108 69.68 47 30.32 155 0.329
≥ 22 years old 94 64.38 52 35.62 146
Gender
Female 141 74.21 49 25.79 190 0.001
Male 61 54.95 50 45.05 111
Perceived economic status
Medium-high 37 60.66 24 39.34 61 0.230
Low 165 68.75 75 31.25 240
Perceived health status
Medium-high 165 68.46 76 31.54 241 0.316
Low 37 61.67 23 38.33 60
Are you engadged or single?
Engadged 122 74.39 42 25.61 164 0.003
Single 80 58.39 57 41.61 137
Year of study
First 53 59.55 36 40.45 89 0.094
Second 73 74.49 25 25.51 98
Third 76 66.67 38 33.33 114
Are you a in-site, commuter or off-site student?
In-site 84 67.74 40 32.26 124 0.663
Commuter 46 70.77 19 29.23 65
Off-site 72 64.29 40 35.71 112
Who are you living with now?
With my family 134 70.53 56 29.47 190 0.099
Not with my family 68 61.26 43 38.74 111
Warnings and pictures on cigarette packs can help stop smoking?
Yes 89 87.25 13 12.75 102 < 0.001
No 104 55.03 85 44.97 189
Do you currently live with smokers?
No 83 69.17 37 30.83 120 0.558
Yes 116 65.91 60 34.09 176
Does your father currently smoke?
No 139 66.51 70 33.49 209 0.737
Yes 63 68.48 29 31.52 92
Does your mother currently smoke?
No 168 69.42 74 30.58 242 0.084
Yes 34 57.63 25 42.37 59
Does your brother/sister currently smoke?
No 176 69.57 77 30.43 253 0.037
Yes 26 54.17 22 45.83 48
Does your father smoked in the past?
No 123 69.10 55 30.90 178 0.376
Yes 79 64.23 44 35.77 123
Does your mother smoked in the past?
No 169 71.91 66 28.09 235 0.001
Yes 33 50.00 33 50.00 66
Does your brother/sister smoked in the past?
No 190 70.90 78 29.10 268 < 0.001
Yes 12 36.36 21 63.64 33