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Table 2 Prevalence in % (n) of own and friends' smoking behaviour

From: Distal and proximal family predictors of adolescents' smoking initiation and development: A longitudinal latent curve model analysis

 

1990

1991

1992

1993

1995

Smoking status

 

χ2 = 388.77, df = 9*

χ2 = 406.00, df = 9*

χ2 = 398.55, df = 9*

χ2 = 359.20, df = 9*

   Non-smoker

88 (781)

76 (717)

65 (590)

66 (463)

52 (404)

   LT 1 time/week

7 (63)

12 (111)

12 (111)

8 (55)

11 (83)

   Every week

2 (14)

4 (39)

6 (54)

5 (33)

6 (48)

   Every day

3 (29)

9 (82)

18 (160)

22 (154)

31 (241)

   NA

(354)

(292)

(326)

(536)

(465)

Best friend's smoking status

χ2 = 84.74, df = 1*

 

χ2 = 78.48, df = 1*

 

   Yes

11 (94)

 

34 (304)

 

48 (372)

   No

89 (785)

 

66 (592)

 

52 (399)

   NA

(362)

 

(345)

 

(470)

Friends' smoking status

χ2 = 123.62, df = 16*

 

χ2 = 169.95, df = 16*

 

   None

73 (646)

 

34 (308)

 

11 (83)

   Less than half

20 (177)

 

35 (316)

 

36 (282)

   About half

3 (24)

 

15 (135)

 

21 (163)

   More than half

1 (12)

 

7 (62)

 

15 (115)

   Almost all

3 (23)

 

10 (91)

 

17 (134)

   NA

(359)

 

(329)

 

(464)

  1. *Significant (p < 0.001)
  2. LT = at least
  3. NA = not applicable