Table 1 Characteristics of youth study participants
From: Starting to smoke: a qualitative study of the experiences of Australian indigenous youth
Characteristic | Study participants (n = 65) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years; mean) | 15.6 | |
Ethnicity n (%) | Â | |
| Â | Indigenous | 46 (71) |
Non-Indigenous | 19 (29) | |
Gender n (%) | Â | |
| Â | Male | 39 (60) |
Female | 26 (40) | |
Current smoking status n (%) | Â | |
| Â | Smokes daily or weekly | 20 (31) |
Smokes less than weekly | 4 (6) | |
Non-smoker | 40 (62) | |
Unknown | 1 (1) | |
Home Community n (%) | Â | |
| Â | Remote community | 31 (48) |
| Â | Darwin | 34 (52) |