Table 4 Various characteristics of the daily smokers in Inner Mongolia Medical College
Category | n | (n/N) (%) |
|---|---|---|
Number of cigarettes smoked per day (N = 582) | ||
 <5 | 357 | 61.3 |
 5–9 | 180 | 30.9 |
 >10 | 45 | 7.7 |
Number of smoking friends (N = 590) | ||
 <5 | 147 | 24.9 |
 5–10 | 151 | 25.6 |
 >10 | 292 | 49.5 |
Parent smoker (N = 589) | ||
 Yes | 203 | 34.5 |
 No | 386 | 65.5 |
Quit smoking number of attempts (N = 588) | ||
 Never | 219 | 37.2 |
 1–2 | 213 | 36.2 |
 >3 | 156 | 26.5 |
The first time smoking (N =591) | Â | Â |
 University | 90 | 15.2 |
 High School | 377 | 63.8 |
 Junior high school | 124 | 21.0 |
The attitude of your family on you smoking (N = 590) | ||
 Opposed | 371 | 62.9 |
 Don’t Care | 208 | 35.3 |
 Approve | 11 | 1.9 |
An hour not smoking (N = 590) | ||
 No discomfort | 440 | 74.6 |
 Can endure | 119 | 20.2 |
 Intolerable | 31 | 5.3 |
You feel after smoking (N = 586) | ||
 Better | 119 | 20.3 |
 Worse | 80 | 13.7 |
 No change | 387 | 66.0 |