Table 1 Distribution of sociodemographic characteristics and relationship with smoking among 14–15-year-old survey participants
VariableNot susceptible and never smokedSusceptible and never smokedExperimentedCurrent
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Gender:
Female5296 (38.0%)2292 (15.9%)3969 (28.5%)2027 (14.5%)
Male5451 (41.7%)1954 (14.3%)3816 (29.2%)1348 (10.3%)
Missing51 (21.4%)27 (9.2%)60 (25.2%)40 (16.8%)
Age:
14 years7137 (40.9%)2877 (15.9%)4875 (27.9%)2041 (11.7%)
15 years6636 (37.6%)1380 (13.6%)2944 (30.5%)1357 (14.0%)
Ethnicity:
New Zealand European7123 (42.4%)3026 (17.5%)4697 (27.9%)1564 (9.3%)
Māori1116 (21.5%)498 (9.2%)2000 (38.6%)1332 (25.7%)
Pasifika697 (34.1%)247 (10.8%)662 (32.4%)317 (15.5%)
Asian1619 (60.8%)429 (15.2%)352 (13.2%)151 (5.7%)
Other183 (47.7%)56 (14.3%)96 (25.0%)26 (6.8%)
Missing60 (36.6%)17 (9.1%)38 (23.2%)25 (15.2%)
Smoking in the home:
No9446 (45.2%)3433 (16.1%)5551 (26.6%)1862 (8.9%)
Sometimes637 (19.5%)372 (11.0%)1229 (37.6%)900 (27.5%)
Yes686 (24.8%)392 (13.9%)961 (34.8%)614 (22.2%)
Missing29 (8.9%)76 (3.7%)104 (32.0%)39 (12.0%)
Parental smoking:
None7916 (48.7%)2890 (17.4%)3865 (23.8%)1132 (7.0%)
One2054 (31.0%)889 (13.0%)2381 (35.9%)1084 (16.3%)
Two735 (19.2%)375 (9.6%)1441 (37.7%)1129 (29.5%)
Missing93 (17.4%)119 (9.2%)158 (29.5%)70 (13.1%)
Peer smoking:
None9022 (55.9%)2785(16.9%)3439 (21.3%)389 (2.4%)
One1496 (21.2%)1174(16.3%)3133 (44.4%)1032 (14.6%)
Two or more187 (5.3%)195 (5.4%)1115 (31.6%)1924 (54.6%)
Missing93 (17.4%)119 (9.2%)158 (29.5%)70 (13.1%)
School socioeconomic status:
Low1292 (32.1%)411 (9.7%)1304 (32.3%)834 (20.7%)
Medium4689 (38.9%)1726 (13.7%)3624 (30.1%)1594 (13.2%)
High4817 (43.1%)2136 (18.5%)2917 (26.1%)987 (8.8%)