Socio-environmental and psychosocial predictors of smoking susceptibility among adolescents with contrasting socio-cultural characteristics: a comparative analysis

Table 1 Sample socio-demographic characteristics

Sample Characteristics^a	Total (n = 1,573)		Northern Ireland (n = 701)		Bogotá (n = 872)		Chi-square (χ²) p-value
Demographics
Female	786	(50%)	355	(51%)	431	(49%)	0.117
Age, years							0.000
11	27	(2%)	1	(<1%)	26	(3%)
12	598	(38%)	279	(40%)	319	(37%)
13	722	(46%)	414	(59%)	308	(35%)
14	151	(10%)	7	(1%)	144	(17%)
15 or more	75	(5%)	0	(0%)	75	(9%)
Ethnicity							0.000
Non-ethnic minority	1,401	(89%)	648	(93%)	753	(86%)
Ethnic minority	170	(11%)	51	(7%)	119	(14%)
Socioeconomic measures
Student Deprivation Rank^b
Low			275	(39%)
Middle			216	(31%)
High			137	(20%)
School Deprivation Rank^b
Low			364	(52%)
Middle			231	(33%)
High			106	(15%)
Student Socioeconomic Level^c
Lowest					7	(1%)
Low					240	(28%)
Middle – Low					313	(36%)
Middle					242	(28%)
Middle – High					50	(6%)
High					2	(<1%)
School Socioeconomic Level^d
Middle – Low					544	(62%)
Middle – High					328	(38%)
Family structure							0.000
Single parent	465	(30%)	126	(18%)	339	(39%)
Both parents	1039	(66%)	557	(80%)	482	(55%)
Live with other adult	67	(4%)	16	(2%)	51	(6%)

^aVariable distributions are reported as n (%) unless otherwise stated
^bNorthern Ireland only. Low (0-300), Middle (301-600), High (601-890). Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure rank derived from NISRA data
^cBogotá, Colombia only. Socioeconomic level index of individual students according to the Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE; "National Administrative Department of Statistics")
^dSocioeconomic level Index of schools according to the Instituto Colombiano para el Fomento de la Educación Superior ("Colombian Institute for the Promotion of Higher Education")

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