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TABLE 2 Demographic Characteristics of the Respondents (n = 226) No. of Respondent (n) Percentage (%) Sex Female Male 113 113 50 50 Age 13 years old 14 years old 15 years old 16 years old 17 years old 35 41 50 50 50 15.5 18.1 22.1 22.1 22.1 Form 1 2 3 4 5 42 42 43 48 51 18.6 18.6 19.0 21.2 22.6 Citizenship Malaysian Others 226 - 100 - Religion Islam Buddhist Hindu Christian Others 178 26 13 9 - 78.8 11.5 5.8 4 - Race Malay Chinese India Others 175 31 20 - 77.4 13.7 8.8 -

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TABLE 2

Demographic Characteristics of the Respondents (n = 226)

No. of Respondent (n) Percentage (%)

Sex

Female

Male

113

113

50

50

Age

13 years old

14 years old

15 years old

16 years old

17 years old

35

41

50

50

50

15.5

18.1

22.1

22.1

22.1

Form

1

2

3

4

5

42

42

43

48

51

18.6

18.6

19.0

21.2

22.6

Citizenship

Malaysian

Others

226

-

100

-

Religion

Islam

Buddhist

Hindu

Christian

Others

178

26

13

9

-

78.8

11.5

5.8

4

-

Race

Malay

Chinese

India

Others

175

31

20

-

77.4

13.7

8.8

-

Table 3

Reasons for smoking (n = 47)

Number (n) Percentage (%)

For fun and challenging

18

38.3

To look sophisticated 5 10.6

To be accepted by peers 10 21.3

To maintain ideal body weight 0 -

To challenge my parents 0 -

Forced by peers 6 12.8

Others 8 17

TABLE 4

Number of cigarette taken in one day (n = 47)

Number of Current Smoker (n) Percentage (%)

1 Stick

15

31.9

2 to 3 Sticks 25 53.2

4 to 5 Sticks 7 14.9

> 6 Sticks 0 -

TABLE 5

Differences in individual factors of respondent between smoker and non-smoker

Smoker

(n = 47)

Non-smoker

(n = 166) t P value Mean ± SD Mean ± SD

Monthly Pocket Money

RM 78.15 ± 36.40

RM 76.80 ± 48.16

0.179

0.858

Level of Self-Esteem 28.55 ± 4.09 28.72 ± 3.57 -0.268 0.789

Level of Self-Image 19.21 ± 2.64 19.04 ± 2.71 0.397 0.692

Level of Knowledge 10.91 ± 3.18 9.63 ± 4.43 2.220 0.029

TABLE 6

Smoking Status of Family Members (n = 213)

Smoker

(n = 47)

Non-smoker

(n = 166) χ2 P value

Number (%) Number (%)

Mother

Smoker

Ex-smoker

Never smoked

3 (6.4)

3 (6.4)

41 (87.2)

5 (3)

4 (2.4)

157 (94.6)

3.080 0.214

Father

Smoker

Ex-smoker

Never smoked

23 (48.9)

8 (17)

16 (34)

88 (53)

19 (11.4)

59 (35.5)

1.038 0.595

Sisters

Smoker

Ex-smoker

Never smoked

-

-

47 (100)

1 (6.6)

-

165 (99.4)

0.284 0.594

Brothers

Smoker

Ex-smoker

Never smoked

14 (29.8)

4 (8.5)

29 (61.7)

30 (18.1)

4 (2.4)

132 (79.5)

7.602 0.022

Grandfather

Smoker

Ex-smoker

Never smoked

21 (44.7)

3 (6.4)

23 (48.9)

47 (28.3)

17 (10.2)

102 (61.4)

4.631 0.099