Table 2 Cigarette use in the environment and its perceived risk.

From: Factors associated with smoking susceptibility among high school students in western Spain

 

Total (n = 377)

Smokers (n = 77)

Non-smokers (n = 300)

p-value

Cigarette smoking in the household n (%)

Mother (n = 362)

98 (27.1)

35 (47.3)

63 (21.9)

 < 0.001

Father (n = 328)

87 (26.5)

25 (39.1)

62 (23.5)

0.011

Siblings (n = 301)

58 (19.3)

24 (35.5)

43 (18.4)

 < 0.001

Grandparents (n = 147)

24 (16.3)

7 (19.4)

17 (15.3)

0.363

Other cohabitants (n = 91)

55 (55.7)

19 (73.1)

35 (49.3)

0.037

Exposure to second-hand smoke in the home (in the previous 7 days) n (%)

None

252 (66.8)

37 (48.1)

215 (71.7)

 

1–2 days

31 (8.2)

7 (9.1)

24 (8.0)

 

3–4 days

18 (4.8)

7 (9.1)

11 (3.7)

 < 0.001

5–6 days

10 (2.7)

3 (3.9)

7 (2.3)

 

All 7 days

66 (17.5)

23 (29.9)

43 (14.3)

 

Perception of household smoking n (%)

Almost no one

147 (39)

4 (5.2)

143 (47.7)

 

Less than half

72 (19.1)

10 (13.0)

62 (20.7)

 

Half

38 (10.1)

11 (14.3)

27 (9.0)

 < 0.001

More than half

59 (15.6)

18 (23.4)

41 (13.7)

 

Almost everyone

61 (16.2)

34 (44.2)

27 (9.0)

 

Perception of peer smoking n (%)

Almost no one

129 (34.2)

15 (19.5)

114 (38.0)

 

Less than half

154 (40.8)

33 (42.9)

121 (40.3)

 

Half

52 (13.8)

15 (19.5)

37 (12.3)

0.012

More than half

31 (8.2)

10 (13)

21 (7.0)

 

Almost everyone

11 (2.9)

4 (5.2)

7 (2.3)

 

Smoking among the five best friends n (%)

    

No one

170 (45.1)

5 (6.5)

165 (55.0)

 

1–2

85 (22.6)

8 (10.4)

77 (25.7)

 < 0.001

3–4

86 (22.9)

42 (54.6)

44 (14.7)

 

Everyone

36 (9.5)

22 (28.6)

14 (4.7)

 

Perceived risk from smoking n (%)

Will not happen

28 (7.4)

3 (3.9)

25 (8.3)

 

Not likely

17 (4.5)

7 (9.1)

10 (3.3)

 

Likely

57 (15.1)

23 (29.9)

34 (11.3)

 < 0.001

Very likely

166 (44.0)

26 (33.8)

140 (46.7)

 

Will definitely happen

77 (20.4)

8 (10.4)

69 (23.0)

 

Don’t know

32 (8.5)

10 (12.0)

22 (7.3)