Table 2 Social & Environmental Characteristics of Adolescents regarding SLT and/or BQ Use (n = 2140)
| Â | NON-USERS | USERS | chi-square value | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | N (%) | N (%) | Â | Â |
Social Characteristics | ||||
 SLT and/or BQ use by peers | ||||
  None of them uses it | 631 (51.4%) | 201 (22.0%) | 2.29 | < 0.001 |
  Some of them use it | 411 (33.5%) | 370 (40.6%) |  |  |
  Most of them use it | 137 (11.2%) | 235 (25.8%) |  |  |
  All of them use it | 49 (4.0%) | 106 (11.6%) |  |  |
 SLT and/or BQ use by teachers | ||||
  None of them uses it | 852 (69.4%) | 606 (66.4%) | 4.87 | 0.182 |
  Some of them use it | 278 (22.6%) | 236 (25.9%) |  |  |
  Most of them use it | 97 (7.9%) | 67 (7.3%) |  |  |
  All of them use it | 1 (0.1%) | 3 (0.3%) |  |  |
 SLT and/or BQ use by parents | ||||
  No one uses it | 980 (79.8%) | 586 (64.3%) | 64.728 | < 0.001 |
  any one of them uses it | 226 (18.4%) | 293 (32.1%) |  |  |
  Both of them use it | 22 (1.8%) | 33 (3.6%) |  |  |
 Use susceptibility if closest friend offers it | ||||
  Definitely Not | 997 (81.2%) | 465 (51.0%) | 2.93 | < 0.001 |
  Probably No | 127 (10.3%) | 98 (10.7%) |  |  |
  Probably Yes | 53 (4.3%) | 133 (14.6%) |  |  |
  Definitely Yes | 51 (4.2%) | 216 (23.7%) |  |  |
Environmental Characteristics | ||||
 Class discussion in past 12 months regarding SLT and/or BQ use |  | |||
  Yes | 612 (49.8%) | 378 (41.4%) | 15.04 | 0.001 |
  No | 597 (48.6%) | 520 (57.0%) |  |  |
  Not sure | 19 (1.5%) | 14 (1.5%) |  |  |
 SLT and/or BQ available at school canteen | ||||
  No | 1121 (91.3%) | 686 (75.2%) |  |  |
  Yes | 107 (8.7%) | 226 (24.8%) | 1.03 | < 0.001 |
 SLT and/or BQ available outside school | ||||
  No | 1084 (88.3%) | 508 (55.7%) |  |  |
  Yes | 144(11.7%) | 404 (44.3%) | 2.92 | < 0.001 |