Table 3.

Frequency distribution of the respondents with regard to the perception on human health hazards

Variables	Total		Variables	Total
	N	%		N	%
Categories of smoking articles			Effect on heartbeats
Bidis	113	70.6	Yes	160	100
Low-price cigarettes	38	23.8	No	0	0
High-price cigarettes	7	4.4	Total	160	100
Others (Including marijuana)	2	1.3
Total	160	100	Frequency of heartbeat rate
			Low	40	25
Suffering from diseases			High	113	70.6
Gastric problem	110	68.8	Others	7	4.4
Fever	11	6.9	Total	160	100
Headache	39	24.4
Total	160	100	Class of smoker
			Chain smoker	82	51.3
Started smoking at age level in year			Smoke sometimes	38	23.8
Below 10	82	51.3	More than three times per day	40	25
10 to15	40	25.0	Total	160	100
15 plus	38	23.8
Total	160	100	Causes of smoking
			Addiction	78	48.8
Frequency of smoking related to meal time			Depression	41	25.6
Before meals	15	9.4	Influence of friends	38	23.8
After meals	129	80.6	Others	3	1.9
Any time	12	7.5	Total	160	100
Others	4	2.5
Total	160	100

Source: Researchers’ own field study