Table 4

Comparison of factors associated with smoking initiation between Chinese American and white adolescents: bivariate analyses

		Chinese Americans			Whites
		χ²	Relative risk		p	χ²	Relative risk	p
Social network smoking
Parent smoking	8.670	3.01	0.003	125.909	1.68	0.001
Sibling smoking	0.253	1.48	0.615	334.594	3.02	0.001
Friend smoking (m)	2.438	2.32	0.118	202.552	2.92	0.001
Friend smoking (f)	8.129	3.03	0.004	1404.937	5.90	0.001
Teacher smoking	7.717	3.42	0.005	1389.325	5.85	0.001
Media exposure to tobacco
Exposed to media	0.519	0.76	0.471	56.359	1.40	0.001
Attitude toward smoking behaviour
Hate being around smokers	23.806	0.17	0.001	1776.429	0.13	0.001
Smokers turn me off	2.358	0.53	0.125	1192.294	0.18	0.001
Feel OK around smokers	13.997	3.94	0.001	1362.185	5.49	0.001
Perceived benefits of cigarette smoking
Good at parties	1.207	0.54	0.272	316.763	2.58	0.001
Helps relax	0.200	1.18	0.655	204.53	1.90	0.001
Alleviates boredom	3.701	2.39	0.054	374.193	2.90	0.001
Perceived parent's approval of smoking
Parent's approve of my smoking	3.545	2.00	0.060	593.765	3.03	0.001
Acculturation variables
Age in US >6	0.038	0.88	0.846	0.151	0.90	0.690
Only English at home	0.098	1.14	0.775	1.446	1.26	0.209
English skills	0.984	0.68	0.321	2.908	1.45	0.088