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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of non-smokers by smoking susceptibility status (n = 4613)

From: Prevalence and determinants of susceptibility to cigarette smoking among school students in Pakistan: secondary analysis of Global Youth Tobacco Survey

Characteristics

Total

Non-susceptible n (%)

Susceptible n (%)

*p-value

Sex

    

Male

3028

2676 (88.4)

352 (11.6)

0.866

Female

1585

1403 (88.5)

182 (11.5)

 

Age in years (categorical)

    

Aged ≤ 13

1047

937 (89.5)

110 (10.5)

0.218

Aged > 13

3566

3142 (88.1)

424 (11.9)

 

Parents’ smoking status

    

None

2918

2651 (90.8)

267 (9.2)

<0.001

At least one parent smokes

1614

1363 (84.4)

251 (15.6)

 

I don’t know

81

65 (80.2)

16 (19.8)

 

Friends’ smoking status

    

Donot have friends who smoke

3431

3142 (91.6)

289 (8.4)

<0.001

Have friends who smoke

1182

937 (79.3)

245 (20.7)

 

Classes on harmful effects of smoking

    

Did attend

2417

2122 (87.8)

295 (12.2)

0.161

Did not attend

2196

1957 (89.1)

239 (10.9)

 

Access to antismoking media

    

No

2434

2130 (87.5)

304 (12.5)

0.040

Yes

2179

1949 (89.4)

230 (10.6)

 

Exposure to billboards cigarette marketing

   

No

2908

2591 (89.1)

317 (10.9)

0.061

Yes

1705

1488 (87.3)

217 (12.7)

 

Exposure to newspapers/magazines cigarette marketing

  

No

3203

2859 (89.3)

344 (10.7)

0.007

Yes

1410

1220 (86.5)

190 (13.5)

 

Boys who smoke have more or less friends

   

Less friends or no difference

3597

3180 (88.4)

417 (11.6)

0.946

More friends

1016

899 (88.5)

117 (11.5)

 

Girls who smoke have more or less friends

   

Less friends or no difference

3892

3448 (88.6)

444 (11.4)

0.407

More friends

721

631 (87.5)

90 (12.5)

 

Boys who smoke are more or less attractive

   

Less attractive or no difference

4039

3603 (89.2)

436 (10.8)

<0.001

More attractive

574

476 982.9)

98 (17.1)

 

Girls who smoke are more or less attractive

   

Less attractive or no difference

4191

3729 (89.0)

462 (11.0)

<0.001

More attractive

422

350 (82.9)

72 (17.1)

 

People who smoke are more or less comfortable at social gatherings

  

Less comfortable or no difference

4281

3805 (88.9)

476 (11.1)

<0.001

More comfortable

332

274 (82.5)

58 (17.5)

 

Knowledge of harmful effects of smoking

   

Poor

635

516 (81.3)

119 (18.7)

<0.001

Good

3978

3563 (89.6)

415 (10.4)

 

Knowledge of harmful effects of secondhand smoke

  

Poor

4557

4028 (88.4)

529 (11.6)

0.533

Good

56

51 (91.1)

5 (8.9)

 
  1. *The p value has been calculated using Chi square test.