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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of the Participants (N = 856)

From: A descriptive study of a Smoke-free Teens Programme to promote smoke-free culture in schools and the community in Hong Kong

Gender, n (%)

 Male

284 (33.2)

 Female

556 (65.0)

 Missing

16 (1.8)

Age, mean (SDa)

15.2 (1.1)

Year of study, n (%)

 Secondary 1

0 (0.0)

 Secondary 2

19 (2.2)

 Secondary 3

160 (18.7)

 Secondary 4

394 (46.0)

 Secondary 5

268 (31.3)

 Secondary 6

11 (1.3)

 Missing

4 (0.5)

Smoking status, n (%)

 Never smoker

703 (82.1)

 Current smoker

1 (0.1)

 Ex-smoker

12 (1.4)

 Missing

140 (16.4)

Living with smoker(s), n (%)

 Yes

458 (53.5)

 No

393 (45.9)

 Missing

5 (0.6)

Living with whom smoker(s), n (%b)

 Father

302 (65.9)

 Mother

59 (12.9)

 Brother

18 (3.9)

 Sister

10 (2.2)

 Grandfather

84 (18.3)

 Grandmother

20 (4.4)

 Other relatives

165 (36.0)

 Others

25 (5.5)

  1. aSD standard deviation
  2. bThe percentages were calculated using the total number of the participants who living with smokers (N = 458) as dominator