Table 2 Patterns of waterpipe smoking behaviours in respondents that have ever-smoked waterpipe
From: Waterpipe smoking among university students in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study
|  | Ever-smoked waterpipe (n = 306) |
|---|---|
Frequency of WPS in past 12 months, n (%) | |
 Once a year or less | 172 (56.2) |
 2–6 times | 89 (29.1) |
 7–12 times | 27 (8.8) |
 13–24 times | 8 (2.6) |
 24–48 times | 10 (3.3) |
Length of an WPS session, n (%) | Â |
 Within one hour | 93 (30.4) |
 1–2 h | 146 (47.7) |
 2–3 h | 57 (18.6) |
 3 or more hours | 10 (3.3) |
Expense on WPS, n (%) | |
 Less than HK$200 a | 131 (42.8) |
 HK$200-HK$299 | 103 (33.7) |
 HK$300-HK$399 | 49 (16.0) |
 HK$400-HK$499 | 11 (3.6) |
 HK$500 or more | 12 (3.9) |
Reason for WPS, n (%)b | |
 Socialising | 253 (82.7) |
 Curiosity | 215 (70.3) |
 Enjoy the taste/smell | 147 (48.0) |
 Feeling relaxed | 84 (27.5) |
 Good with alcohol | 74 (24.2) |
 Less harsh than cigarette smoke | 47(15.4) |
 Feeling high | 36 (11.8) |
 Craving of waterpipe | 5 (1.6) |
 Helping to quit smoking | 3 (1.0) |
 Others | 9 (2.9) |
Accompany with WPS, n (%)b | |
 Friends | 296 (96.7) |
 Family | 10 (3.3) |
 Alone | 7 (2.3) |
 Others | 4 (1.3) |
Location of WPS, n (%)b | |
 Regular bar | 203 (66.3) |
 Waterpipe bar | 175 (57.3) |
 Restaurant | 29 (9.5) |
 Other home | 20 (6.5) |
 Own home | 16 (5.2) |
 Others | 11 (3.6) |
Alcohol consumption with WPS, n (%) | |
 Never | 40 (13.1) |
 Rarely | 67 (21.9) |
 Sometimes | 79 (22.9) |
 Very often | 49 (16.0) |
 Always | 80 (26.1) |
Perceived addiction to WPS, n (%) | |
 No | 293 (95.8) |
 Yes | 13 (4.2) |
Likelihood of stopping WPS, median (IQR) | 10 (9–10) |