| Characteristics |
|
No (n=4,410) |
Yes (n=285) |
P-value |
| Area of residence |
| |
Urban |
63.9% |
56.5% |
0.0245 |
| |
Suburban |
24.0% |
27.0% |
|
| |
Rural |
12.1% |
16.5% |
|
| Grade |
| |
7th |
49.9% |
35.1% |
<0.0001 |
| |
8th |
50.1% |
64.9% |
|
| Do you think smoking can cause bronchitis? |
| |
No |
13.3% |
23.5% |
<0.0001 |
| |
Yes |
86.8% |
76.5% |
|
| Do you think smoking can cause hypertension? |
| |
No |
63.1% |
62.8% |
0.912 |
| |
Yes |
36.9% |
37.2% |
|
| Do you think smoking can cause lung cancer? |
| |
No |
3.6% |
13.0% |
<0.0001 |
| |
Yes |
96.4% |
87.0% |
|
| Do you think smoking can cause heart attack? |
| |
No |
63.6% |
66.0% |
0.4179 |
| |
Yes |
36.4% |
34.0% |
|
| Do you think smoking can cause stroke? |
| |
No |
69.3% |
68.8% |
0.8504 |
| |
Yes |
30.7% |
31.2% |
|
| Do you think smoking can help people relax? |
| |
Yes |
11.4% |
36.1% |
<0.0001 |
| |
No |
88.6% |
63.9% |
|
| Do you think smoking boys are more attractive? |
| |
More |
3.4% |
14.8% |
<0.0001 |
| |
Less |
63.9% |
37.0% |
|
| |
No difference |
32.7% |
48.2% |
|
| Do you think smoking girls are more attractive? |
| |
More |
4.6% |
19.3% |
<0.0001 |
| |
Less |
72.1% |
51.2% |
|
| |
No difference |
23.3% |
29.5% |
|
| As far as you know, does any of your friends or classmates smoke? |
| |
None |
80.7% |
47.7% |
<0.0001 |
| |
Some |
18.0% |
43.2% |
|
| |
Most or all |
1.2% |
9.1% |
|
| Do you think your parents would not mind your smoking after you grow up? |
| |
No |
7.4% |
14.7% |
<0.0001 |
| |
Yes |
92.7% |
85.3% |
|
| In a typical week, how many days do people smoke in your presence at home |
| |
None |
40.0% |
29.8% |
0.0007 |
| |
1-7 days |
60.0% |
70.2% |
|
| In the past week, did you see your teachers smoking? |
| |
No |
66.7% |
47.4% |
<0.0001 |
| |
Yes |
33.3% |
52.6% |
|
| In the past semester, did the school distribute any tobacco control material to you? |
| |
No or don't know |
54.6% |
57.9% |
0.2771 |
| |
Yes |
45.4% |
42.1% |
|
| In the past semester, did you watch any video or TV program on tobacco control on campus? |
| |
No or don't know |
64.3% |
67.7% |
0.2465 |
| |
Yes |
35.7% |
32.3% |
|
| In the past semester, did anyone in your school teach you that smokers would have yellow teeth, wrinkles, or bad smell? |
| |
No or don't know |
57.4% |
61.1% |
0.2282 |
| |
Yes |
42.6% |
39.0% |
|
| In the past semester, did anyone in your school teach you skills on how to refuse smoking? |
| |
No or don't know |
69.8% |
73.7% |
0.1678 |
| |
Yes |
30.2% |
26.3% |
|
| Do you often see anti-smoking information on campus? |
| |
No |
21.0% |
34.4% |
<0.0001 |
| |
Some times |
48.5% |
46.0% |
|
| |
very often |
30.5% |
19.7% |
|
