Demographics |
Age | 12 | 19 |
13 | 15 |
14 | 18 |
15 | 16 |
16 | 18 |
17 | 14 |
Sex | Male | 50 |
Female | 50 |
Race | Non-Hispanic white | 47 |
Black | 9 |
Hispanic | 34 |
Asian | 10 |
Personal influence measures |
Number of perceived benefits to smoking | None | 35 |
One | 23 |
Two or three | 30 |
Four or more | 12 |
Harm of experimentation | Some | 55 |
None | 45 |
School performance | Better than average | 54 |
Average or below | 46 |
Liking for school | A lot | 36 |
Some, little, not at all | 64 |
Depression | Below median | 50 |
Above median | 50 |
Rebelliousness | None | 20 |
Some | 80 |
Environmental influence measures |
Exposure to peer smokers | None | 19 |
Some | 40 |
Best friends of one sex | 26 |
Best friends of both sexes | 15 |
Exposure to familial smokers | None | 27 |
Some | 73 |
Pro-smoking norms among peer and/or family | None | 28 |
One | 53 |
Two or more | 19 |