Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, and percentage of smokers by socio-demographic characteristics (n = 385).
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage | Smoker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Row percentage | |||
| Age group | ||||
| 15–17 | 154 | 40.0 | 30 | 19.5 |
| 18–20 | 111 | 28.8 | 45 | 40.5 |
| 21–24 | 120 | 31.2 | 80 | 66.7 |
| p-value = <0.001 | ||||
| Average age (SD) | 18.9 (3.1) | |||
| Education | ||||
| Below secondary | 48 | 12.5 | 28 | 58.3 |
| Secondary | 197 | 51.1 | 53 | 26.9 |
| Higher secondary and above | 140 | 36.4 | 74 | 52.9 |
| p-value = <0.001 | ||||
| Average year of schooling (SD) | 9.6 (3.3) | |||
| Education of father | ||||
| Below secondary | 169 | 43.8 | 65 | 38.5 |
| Secondary | 108 | 28.1 | 42 | 38.9 |
| Higher secondary and above | 108 | 28.1 | 48 | 44.4 |
| p-value = 0.57 | ||||
| Average year of schooling of father (SD) | 7.3 (5.4) | |||
| Education of mother | ||||
| Below secondary | 207 | 53.8 | 77 | 37.2 |
| Secondary | 125 | 32.4 | 54 | 43.2 |
| Higher secondary and above | 53 | 13.8 | 24 | 45.3 |
| p-value = 0.40 | ||||
| Average year of schooling of mother (SD) | 5.9 (4.7) | |||
| Occupation | ||||
| Day labourer | 20 | 5.2 | 16 | 80.0 |
| Service | 20 | 5.2 | 12 | 60.0 |
| Business | 65 | 16.9 | 34 | 52.3 |
| Students | 258 | 67.0 | 83 | 32.2 |
| Unemployed | 22 | 5.7 | 10 | 45.5 |
| p-value = <0.001 | ||||
| Monthly income (in BDT) | ||||
| No income | 257 | 66.8 | 79 | 30.7 |
| < 5000 | 21 | 5.5 | 13 | 61.9 |
| ≥5000 | 107 | 27.7 | 63 | 58.9 |
| p-value = <0.001 | ||||
| Average income (SD) | 4439 (7877.8) | |||
| Family’s monthly income (in BDT) | ||||
| < 15000 | 97 | 25.2 | 26 | 26.8 |
| 15000–25000 | 177 | 46.0 | 75 | 42.4 |
| > 25000 | 111 | 28.8 | 54 | 48.6 |
| p-value = <0.001 | ||||
| Average monthly income of family (SD) | 22634 (12958.1) | |||
| Financially dependent on the family | ||||
| Dependent | 276 | 71.7 | 93 | 33.7 |
| Independent | 109 | 28.3 | 62 | 56.9 |
| p-value = <0.001 | ||||
| Current smoking status of father* | ||||
| No | 164 | 42.6 | 55 | 33.5 |
| Yes | 221 | 57.4 | 100 | 45.2 |
| p-value = <0.02 | ||||
| Current smoking status of brother | ||||
| No | 317 | 82.3 | 114 | 36.0 |
| Yes | 68 | 17.7 | 41 | 60.3 |
| p-value = <0.001 | ||||
| Current smoking status of close friend | ||||
| No | 246 | 63.9 | 54 | 22.0 |
| Yes | 139 | 36.1 | 101 | 72.7 |
| p-value = <0.001 | ||||
| Smoking brings the risks of chronic diseases | ||||
| No | 6 | 1.6 | 5 | 83.3 |
| Yes | 379 | 98.4 | 150 | 38.8 |
| p-value = <0.03 | ||||
| Smoking is harmful to other non-smokers | ||||
| No | 14 | 3.6 | 11 | 78.6 |
| Yes | 371 | 96.4 | 144 | 38.8 |
| p-value = <0.001 | ||||
Notes: BDT: Bangladesh currency–Taka; SD indicates Standard Deviation
* No mother of the study participants found as smoker; The p-values are of chi-square tests; P-values <0.20 are in boldface.