Table 1.
Demographic distribution.
Unweighted | Weighted | ||
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No. | % | % | |
Sex | |||
Female | 639 | 59.1 | 62.3 |
Male | 443 | 40.9 | 37.7 |
Total | 1,082 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Grade | |||
9th | 355 | 32.8 | 34.8 |
10th | 260 | 24.0 | 25.7 |
11th | 148 | 13.7 | 14.2 |
12th | 319 | 29.5 | 25.3 |
Total | 1,082 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Age | |||
13 | 51 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
14 | 251 | 23.2 | 23.9 |
15 | 259 | 23.9 | 25.2 |
16 | 276 | 25.5 | 24.5 |
17 | 204 | 18.9 | 17.5 |
18 | 41 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
Total | 1,082 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Nationality | |||
Jordanian | 1,017 | 94.0 | 93.3 |
Palestinian | 18 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Syrian | 44 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
Iraqi | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Non-Arab | 2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Total | 1,082 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Father's job | |||
Deceased | 24 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
Blue collar | 554 | 51.2 | 51.8 |
White collar | 504 | 46.6 | 45.9 |
Total | 1,082 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Father currently working | |||
No | 246 | 22.7 | 22.8 |
Yes | 836 | 77.3 | 77.2 |
Total | 1,082 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Mother's job | |||
Deceased | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Blue collar | 32 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
White collar | 199 | 18.4 | 18.9 |
Housewife | 849 | 78.5 | 77.5 |
Total | 1,082 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Mother currently working | |||
No | 928 | 85.8 | 85.7 |
Yes | 154 | 14.2 | 14.3 |
Total | 1,082 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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GPA of last year | |||
Less than 60% | 21 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
60–69% | 130 | 12.0 | 11.3 |
70–79% | 227 | 21.0 | 20.2 |
80–89% | 357 | 33.0 | 31.2 |
90% and above | 347 | 32.1 | 35.0 |
Total | 1,082 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Current waterpipe smoking | |||
No | 742 | 68.6 | 70.5 |
Yes | 340 | 31.4 | 29.5 |
Total | 1,082 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Current cigarettes smoking | |||
No | 919 | 84.9 | 85.8 |
Yes | 163 | 15.1 | 14.2 |
Total | 1,082 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Smoking behaviour | |||
Nonsmoker | 702 | 64.9 | 66.6 |
Cigarettes smoker only | 40 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
Waterpipe smoker only | 217 | 20.1 | 19.2 |
Current dual user | 123 | 11.4 | 10.2 |
Total | 1,082 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Mother or step mother smoking | |||
No | 834 | 77.1 | 77.4 |
Cigarettes | 160 | 14.8 | 14.3 |
Waterpipe | 49 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Dual user | 39 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
Total | 1,082 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Father or step father smoking | |||
No | 538 | 49.7 | 49.9 |
Cigarettes | 401 | 37.1 | 36.4 |
Waterpipe | 69 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
Dual user | 74 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
Total | 1,082 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Siblings smoking | |||
No | 611 | 56.5 | 57.3 |
Cigarettes | 227 | 21.0 | 20.0 |
Waterpipe | 101 | 9.3 | 9.5 |
Dual user | 143 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
Total | 1,082 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Friends smoking | |||
No | 566 | 52.3 | 56.1 |
Cigarettes | 209 | 19.3 | 16.7 |
Waterpipe | 131 | 12.1 | 11.4 |
Dual user | 176 | 16.3 | 15.8 |
Total | 1,082 | 100.0 | 100.0 |