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Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics among Adolescents

From: Adolescents’ smoking experiences, family structure, parental smoking and socio-economic status in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

Sociodemographic Characteristics

N (506)

Percent %

Smoking Prevalencea

Gender

   

 Boys

242

47.8

32.6

 Girls

264

52.2

26.9

Age

   

 11 Years Old

20

3.9

15.0

 12 Years Old

471

93.1

29.7

 13 Years Old

15

3.0

46.6

School Setting

   

 Public

279

55.1

32.9

 Private

227

44.9

25.6

Family Structure

   

 Non-intact

121

23.9

46.3

 Intact

385

76.1

24.4

Parental Smoking

   

 Yes

195

38.5

54.0

 Father only

96

18.9

 

 Mother only

54

10.7

 

 Both parents

45

8.9

 

 No

311

61.5

14.5

Socioeconomic Status

   

 Low (<10,000 Mexican pesos)b

177

35.0

37.3

 Middle (10,000-25,000 Mexican pesos)b

151

29.8

27.2

 High (>25,000 Mexican pesos)b

178

35.2

24.2

  1. aSmoking prevalence was defined as a student ever having smoked a full cigarette
  2. b$1US dollar =16.5 Mexican pesos in 2015