Table 1

Demographic and smoking characteristics of participants

% Of sample size
Gender
 Male50
Smoking status
 Current/ex-smoker79.4/20.6
Age
 Median25 years
 Range18–29 years
Employment status
 Full time48.8
 Part time12.5
 Casual13.8
 Unemployed25.0
Education
 Did not complete secondary15.6
 Finished secondary school39.4
 Diploma or equivalent23.1
 Degree or higher21.9
Currently studying
 Full time/part time17.5/9.4
Cigarette consumption (current smokers)
 I don’t smoke every day10.2
 1–10 cigarettes/day50.4
 11–19 cigarettes/day22.8
 20 or more/day16.5
Cigarette consumption (ex-smokers)
 I didn’t smoke every day24.2
 1–10 cigarettes/day54.5
 11–25 cigarettes/day18.2
 >40 cigarettes/day3.0