Table 2.

Reasons for smoking initiation among women attending smoking cessation clinics in Saudi Arabia (N = 2,190)

Reason*	n (%)		95% CI
	Strongly agree	Missing data
Friends who smoke	682 (31.1)	1,216 (55.5)	29.2–33.1
Family members who smoke	181 (8.3)	1,705 (77.9)	7.2–9.5
Stress	125 (5.7)	1,840 (84)	4.8–6.8
Social imitation	64 (2.9)	1,815 (82.9)	2.7–3.7
Advertising	22 (1)	2,002 (91.4)	0.6–1.5
Other	71 (3.2)	2,093 (95.6)	2.5–4.1

CI = confidence interval.

^*Percentages do not add up to 100% as the remaining participants chose responses ranging from ‘agree’ to ‘strongly disagree’.