Table 1 Adolescents' perceptions about smokers, Bengaluru, India.
From: Adolescents' perceptions about smokers in Karnataka, India
| Â | Perceptions about a male smoker (n = 1048)* | Perceptions about a female smoker (n = 1060)* | Overall (n = 1060)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Male students (n = 603) | Female students (n = 445) | Male students (n = 613) | Female student (n = 447) | Â |
Negative perceptions (%) | 71.6 | 89.7 | 67.3 | 81.2 | 84.6 |
Stupid | 28 (24.5, 31.8) | 55.1 (50.3, 59.7) | 34.9 (31.2, 38.9) | 50.6 (45.8, 55.3) | Â |
Loser | 32.3 (28.6, 36.3) | 39.8 (35.2, 44.5) | 18.6 (15.6, 22) | 25.7 (21.8, 30.1) | Â |
Immoral | 14.8 (12.1, 17.9) | 16 (12.7, 19.8) | 16.3 (13.5, 19.5) | 23.5 (19.7, 27.8) | Â |
Lacks confidence | 10 (7.7, 12.7) | 9 (6.6, 12.1) | 8.8 (6.7, 11.4) | 8.1 (5.8, 11.1) | Â |
Positive perceptions (%) | 14.9 | 7.2 | 20.4 | 17.7 | 20.4 |
Successful | 2.8 (1.7, 4.6) | 0.9 (0.3, 2.4) | 2 (1.1, 3.5) | 0.7 (0.2, 2.1) | Â |
Intelligent | 3.6 (2.4, 5.6) | 2.2 (1.1, 4.2) | 1 (0.4, 2.2) | 0.9 (0.3, 2.4) | Â |
Smart | 3.5 (2.2, 5.4) | 0.2 (0, 1.4) | 2 (1.1, 3.5) | 0.4 (0.1, 1.8) | Â |
Sophisticated | 4.3 (2.9, 6.3) | 3.1 (1.8, 5.3) | 2.6 (1.6, 4.3) | 2.2 (1.1, 4.2) | Â |
Macho (male smoker), | 2.2 (1.2, 3.6) | 1.3 (0.5, 3.1) | - | - | - |
Bold (female smoker) | - | - | 13.7 (11.1, 16.7) | 14.1 (11.1, 17.7) | Â |
Others (%) | 21.6 | 13.5 | 19.6 | 13.2 | 23.4 |