Table 3 Attitudes towards tobacco smoking distributed among Jamaican adolescents in 2000 and 2006
Year 2000 | Year 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | % (n) | % (n) | P value |
Felt that boys who smoke have more friends | 49.4 (45.4–51.5) | 69.6 (66.7–72.3) | 0.016 |
Males | 44.8 (39.5–48.0) | 64.4 (60.0–68.6) | |
Females | 54.3 (48.6–57.1) | 75.0 (71.2–78.5) | |
Felt like girls who smoke had more friends | 25.2 (22.6–27.9) | 35.9 (33.2–38.8) | 0.004 |
Males | 24.9 (21.0–29.3) | 34.9 (30.9–39.0) | |
Females | 25.4 (22.3–29.0) | 37.1 (33.2–41.2) | |
Felt that boys who smoke are attractive | 10.6 (8.9–12.6) | 14.8 (13.0–16.9) | 0.175 |
Males | 13.8 (10.8–17.5) | 17.9 (14.9–21.4) | |
Females | 7.8 (6.2–9.9) | 12.2 (10.0–14.7) | |
Felt that girls who smoke are attractive | 8.9 (7.4–10.7) | 11.1 (9.5–12.9) | 0.327 |
Males | 11.7 (9.1–15.1) | 13.6 (11.0–16.4) | |
Females | 6.3 (4.8–8.2) | 8.9 (7.0–11.2) |