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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study sample (n = 120)

From: Decisional Balance Inventory (DBI) Adolescent Form for Smoking: Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version

 

Number

%

Age (years)

 ≤ 18

26

21.7

 19–21

56

46.7

 22–24

38

31.6

Mean (SD)

20.19 (2.13)

 

Range

16–24

 

Marital status

 Single/divorced

102

85.0

 Married

18

15.0

Educational Level

 Primary

32

26.7

 Secondary

75

62.5

 Higher

13

10.8

Age of beginning to smoke cigarettes

 ≤ 12

16

13.3

 13–15

61

50.8

 16–20

36

30.0

 20–24

7

5.8