Frequencies of youth smoking behaviour by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earliest tobacco use | Freq | 15 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 40 | 103 | 55 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 8 |
| (n=344) | % | 4.4 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 11.6 | 29.9 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 2.3 |
| First puffed | Freq | 16 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 42 | 90 | 48 | 26 | 18 | 23 | 10 |
| (n=331) | % | 4.8 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 12.7 | 27.2 | 14.5 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 3.0 |
| First inhaled | Freq | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 65 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
| (n=257) | % | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 16.3 | 25.3 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 3.5 |
| First smoked monthly | Freq | 11 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| (n=155) | % | 7.1 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 18.1 | 18.7 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
| First smoked daily | Freq | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| (n=101) | % | 5.0 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 12.9 | 17.8 | 15.8 | 12.9 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 6.9 |