| Study variables |
No (%) |
| Smoking status (n=4693) |
|
| Smoker |
483 (10.3) |
| Non-smoker |
4210 (89.7) |
| Start of smoking first time (n=421) |
|
| 7 years or less |
24 (5.7) |
| 8 to 9 years |
24 (5.7) |
| 10 to 11 years |
43 (10.2) |
| 12 to 13 years |
83 (19.7) |
| 14to 15 years |
130 (30.9) |
| > 16 years16 |
117 (27.8) |
| How many cigarettes did you smoke during last 1 month (n=385) |
|
| < 1 cigarette per day |
50 (13) |
| 1 to 4 cigarettes per day |
123 (31.9) |
| 5 to 9 cigarettes per day |
71 (18.4) |
| 10 to 14 cigarettes per day |
41 (10.6) |
| 15 to 19 cigarettes per day |
32 (8.3) |
| > 20 cigarettes per day |
68 (17.7) |
| How do you obtain cigarettes (n=484) |
|
| From a grocery store |
277 (57.2) |
| Provided to me by a colleague/friend |
102 (21.1) |
| Provided to me by one of family members |
35 (7.2) |
| Gave money someoneelse to buy me |
33 (6.8) |
| Obtained by some other way |
26 (5.4) |
| Obtained in a social occasion |
19 (3.9) |
| Estimated amount spent for purchasing cigarettes during the last month (n=393) |
|
| I do not buy cigarettes myself |
73 (18.6) |
| Less than 50 SR |
130 (33.1) |
| 50 to 99 SR |
90 (22.9) |
| 100 to 199 SR |
42 (10.7) |
| 200 SR or more |
58 (14.8) |
| Place of smoke of cigarettes(n=484) |
|
| In public places |
299(61.8) |
| At home |
87 (18.0) |
| In the homes of friends |
81 (16.7) |
| At events/parties |
75 (15.5) |
| In bathrooms |
51(10.5) |
| At school |
41 (8.5) |
| Have you tried smoking water pipe? (n=394) |
|
| Yes |
312 (79.2) |
| No |
82 (20.8) |
| How old, when smoking water pipe? (n=340) |
|
| < 7 years |
23 (6.8) |
| 8 to 9 years |
9 (2.6) |
| 10 to 11 years |
24 (7.1) |
| 12 to 13 years |
49 (14.4) |
| 14 to 15 years |
107 (31.5) |
| >= 16 years |
128 (37.6) |
| Place of smoking of water pipe (n=484) |
|
| In public places |
198(40.9) |
| Other places |
94(19.4) |
| In homes of friends |
80(16.5) |
| At home |
50 (10.3) |
| At events and parties |
35 (7.2) |
