Characteristics of the Description des Perceptions, Images, et Comportements liés au Tabagisme (DePICT) Study sample (weighted, %). France, 2016–2017
| 2016 n=2046 | 2017 n=1999 | |
| Age | ||
| 12–13 years | 33.5% | 33.5% |
| 14–15 years | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| 16–17 years | 33.5% | 33.5% |
| Sex | ||
| Girls | 50.7% | 50.7% |
| Boys | 49.3% | 49.3% |
| Schooling characteristics | ||
| General | 76.2% | 75.0% |
| Professional/vocation | 23.8% | 25.0% |
| Parents living together | ||
| No | 30.0% | 30.0% |
| Yes | 70.0% | 70.0% |
| Parental high occupational grade | ||
| No | 73.1% | 73.1% |
| Yes | 26.9% | 26.9% |
| Parental smoking | ||
| No | 67.9% | 78.9% |
| Yes | 32.1% | 21.1% |
| Parental presence during the survey | ||
| No | 33.1% | 31.3% |
| Yes | 66.9% | 68.7% |
| Smoking status | ||
| Regular smoker | 8.5% | 8.1% |
| Occasional smoker | 3.1% | 2.4% |
| Former smoker | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| Non-smoker who never tried smoking | 73.7% | 79.2% |
| Non-smoker who tried smoking | 13.7% | 9.6% |