Table 2

Association between mean exposure to tobacco use in movies and other variables for Indian adolescents (n=3956)

	Mean exposure (SE)	p Value
*Socio-demographic profile*
Age (years)
≤13	153.8 (2.8)	0.001
14	163.1 (2.6)
15	171.4 (3.6)
16 and above	166.1 (4.8)
Gender
Boy	177.2 (2.1)	<0.001
Girl	143.2 (2.3)	<0.001
School type
High SES	171.9 (2.3)	<0.001
Low SES	148.5 (2.1)	<0.001
Class
Eighth	157.3 (2.2)	0.004
Ninth	166.3 (2.3)	0.004
*Social influences*
Receptive to tobacco promotions
No	159.1 (1.7)	<0.001
Yes	184.6 (4.5)	<0.001
Family members using tobacco
No	164.2 (1.9)	0.017
Yes	156.3 (2.7)	0.017
Friends using tobacco
No	156.6 (1.7)	<0.001
Yes	201.4 (4.2)	<0.001
*Characteristics of child and parenting*
Academic performance
Excellent	157.7 (3.3)	<0.001
Good	170.6 (2.6)
Average	161.4 (3.1)
Below average	151.4 (4.4)
Sensation seeking
Lower score	143.5 (2.1)	<0.001
Higher score	184.0 (2.2)	<0.001
Parental responsiveness and demandingness
Lower score	158.3 (2.2)	0.031
Higher score	165.0 (2.2)	0.031