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Table 1 Basic characteristics

From: Explaining socio-economic differences in intention to smoke among primary school children

 

Total sample (N= 2,612)

Intention to smoke (N= 93)

No intention to smoke (N= 2,519)

t

X 2

df

p-value

Age (in years)

10.35

10.40

10.35

-0.88

-

2,543

0.38

Gender (% boy)

46.6

62.4

46.0

-

9.64

1

<0.01

Ethnicity (% Western)

87.1

88.2

87.0

-

0.11

1

0.75

SES (% HSES environment)

51.3

38.7

51.7

-

6.08

1

0.01

Pocket money (% yes)

77.5

75.3

77.6

-

0.28

1

0.60

School performance (% high)

28.8

19.4

29.2

-

15.49

2

<0.01

Religion (% Catholic)

20.1

16.1

20.2

-

1.66

4

0.80

Family composition (% both parents)

83.8

72.0

84.3

-

9.91

1

<0.01