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) |