Table 1 Demographic Profile of Youth Participants
From: Youth’s narratives about family members smoking: parenting the parent- it’s not fair!
Characteristic | Category | N (N=75) | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | Mean = 14.5 | ||
SD = 2.1 | |||
Range = 11–19 years | |||
Gender | Male | 20 | 27% |
Female | 55 | 73% | |
Ethnicity | European | 47 | 63% |
Canadian Aboriginal Canadian Aborigin Canadian Aboriginal | 8 | 11% | |
Other (Asian, African, Jewish, Arabic, Canadian) | 14 | 18% | |
Not Sure/No Response | 6 | 8% | |
Residential Situation | Single parent household | 13 | 17% |
Two parent household | 53 | 71% | |
Other (e.g. living with grandparents, step-parents, foster parents) | 9 | 12% | |
Geographic Location | Urban | 42 | 56% |
Rural | 33 | 44% | |
Income Status | Low income (≤$35,000.00) | 6 | 8% |
Middle income ($35,001.00-$70,000.00) | 54 | 72% | |
High income (>$70,001.00) | 8 | 11% | |
Not Sure/No Response | 7 | 9% | |
Family History of Cancer | Parent with a cancer history | 8 | 11% |
Sibling with a cancer history | 3 | 4% | |
Relative with a cancer history | 11 | 15% | |
No family history | 53 | 70% |