Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics
| All students (N=3557) | ||
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| (a) Sample characteristics | ||
| Gender | ||
| Male | 1,236 | 34.8 |
| Female | 2,321 | 65.3 |
| Age group tertiles | ||
| 10-15 years | 1,483 | 41.7 |
| 16-17 years | 1,353 | 38 |
| 18-23 years | 721 | 20.3 |
| Education | ||
| Senior high school | 2,080 | 58.5 |
| Junior high school | 1,477 | 41.5 |
| Parent employed | ||
| Yes | 2,710 | 76.2 |
| No | 847 | 23.8 |
| School type | ||
| Public schools | 1,715 | 48.2 |
| Private schools | 1,842 | 51.8 |
| (b) Main independent variables | ||
| Seen tobacco adverts near home | ||
| Yes | 2,487 | 69.9 |
| No | 1,070 | 30.1 |
| Seen tobacco adverts near schools | ||
| Yes | 3,430 | 96.4 |
| No | 127 | 3.6 |
| Seen tobacco adverts on social media | ||
| Yes | 2,023 | 56.9 |
| No | 1,534 | 43.1 |
| Family members smoking | ||
| Yes | 2,991 | 84.1 |
| No | 566 | 15.9 |
| Friends/teachers/religious leaders smoking | ||
| Yes | 2,796 | 78.6 |
| No | 761 | 21.4 |
| (c) Outcome variables | ||
| Ever smoked cigarettes | ||
| Yes | 411 | 11.6 |
| No | 3,146 | 88.5 |
| Smoked cigarettes last 10 days | ||
| Yes | 186 | 5.2 |
| No | 3,371 | 94.8 |
N, Observations