Table 1 Demographics of adolescents 14–17 years old by study site: Jujuy, Argentina in 2006 and the oPt in 2008 (total N = 4524)
From: Country and gender differences in the association between violence and cigarette smoking among youth
Argentina N = 2897 N (%)* | oPt N = 1627 N (%)* | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.040 | ||
Girls | 1575 (54.9) | 735 (45.0) | |
Boys | 1322 (45.1) | 892 (55.0) | |
Age (mean ± SE) | 15.4 ± 0.05 | 14.7 ± 0.05 | < 0.001 |
Age | < 0.001 | ||
14–15 years | 1948 (68.8) | 1360 (83.5) | |
16–17 years | 949 (31.2) | 267 (16.5) | |
Highest Education of Father/Primary Provider | 0.140 | ||
Less than high school | 1523 (55.4) | 699 (47.6) | |
High school or more | 1364 (44.6) | 770 (52.4) | |
Occupational Status of Father/Primary Provider | 0.003 | ||
Not working | 343 (11.5) | 240 (16.1) | |
Working Full or Part-time | 2542 (88.5) | 1260 (83.9) | |
Father or Mother are smokers | 1359 (47.8) | 903 (56.8) | < 0.001 |
Brothers or sisters are smokers | 934 (33.2) | 507 (32.3) | 0.659 |
Teachers smoke at school | 1846 (67.6) | 953 (64.4) | 0.519 |
If a friend offers a cigarette, would you smoke? | < 0.001 | ||
Definitely no/Probably no | 1809 (61.4) | 1331 (81.8) | |
Definitely yes/Probably yes | 1069 (38.6) | 295 (18.2) | |
Do you think that you will smoke a cigarette in the next year? | < 0.001 | ||
Definitely no/Probably no | 1621 (55.5) | 1271 (78.2) | |
Definitely yes/Probably yes | 1257 (44.5) | 356 (21.9) | |
How do you evaluate your health status? | < 0.001 | ||
Less than very good/excellent | 1764 (59.0) | 277 (17.1) | |
Very good/excellent | 1127 (41.0) | 1350 (82.9) | |
Felt tense, nervous or anxiousa | 871 (30.4) | 1157 (71.1) | < 0.001 |
Felt down or sada | 1081 (37.5) | 987 (60.7) | < 0.001 |