Perceived risks and benefits of cigarette smoking among Nepalese adolescents: a population-based cross-sectional study

Table 1 Percentage distribution of demographic characteristics of nonsmoking respondents (2011)

Items	Susceptibility to smoking	Non susceptibility to smoking	P-value^†
Sex	n = 175	n = 177
Male	60.0	48.60	0.03
Female	40.0	51.40
Age (years)
14	37. 10	33.90
15	36.0	32.20	0.35
16	26.90	33.90
Ethnicity ^#
Upper caste	50.80	60.50
Relatively advantaged	42.30	33.30	0.29
Disadvantaged	4.60	3.40
Dalit (Socioeconomically Disadvantaged)	2.30	2.80
Education status (grade)
5–10	75.60	73.80
11–12	24.40	26.20	0.89
Father’s education ^‡
Literate^##	99.50	98.24
Illiterate	0.50	1.76
Mother’s education
Literate^##	78.3	80.70	0.57
Illiterate	21.7	19.30

^#Ethnic groups are defined according to Nepal Adolescents and Youth Survey, 2011/12 [2]. Upper caste groups (Brahmin, Chhetri, and Thakuri), relatively advantaged group (Newar), indigenous disadvantaged group (Magar and Tamang), and socioeconomically disadvantage (Dalits).
^†Chi-square test applied,^‡ p value cannot be computed because expected value was less than 5.
^##Literate individuals can read, write, and do simple computation, according to the population monograph of Nepal, 2003 [31].

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