Question | Options provided | Re-coding for analysis |
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During the past 30 days (one month), on how many days did you smoke cigarettes? | 0 day; 1 or 2 days; 3 to 5 days; 6 to 9 days; 10 to 19 days; 20 to 29 days; all 30 days | Any number of days except 0 were coded as current smoker = yes (1) |
Do you think boys who smoke cigarettes have more or less friends? | More friends; Less friends; No difference from non-smokers | Re-coded as binary variable, less friends and makes no difference combined and recoded = 0; More friends recoded = 1 |
Do you think girls who smoke cigarettes have more or less friends? | More friends; Less friends; No difference from non-smokers | Re-coded as binary variable, less friends and makes no difference combined and recoded = 0; More friends recoded = 1 |
Do you think smoking cigarettes makes girls look more or less attractive | More attractive; Less attractive; Smoking doesn't make a difference | Less attractive and doesn't make a difference recoded = 0; More attractive coded = 1 |
Do you think smoking cigarettes makes boys look more or less attractive | More attractive; Less attractive; Smoking doesn't make a difference | Less attractive and doesn't make a difference recoded = 0; More attractive coded = 1 |
Do you think cigarette smoking is harmful to your health? | Definitely not; Probably not; Probably yes; Definitely yes | Definitely yes or probably yes coded = 1; Otherwise 0 |
Do any of your closest friends smoke cigarettes? | None of them; Some of them; Most of them; all of them | Indicator variables created, with one of the categories as referent |
During the past 30 days (one month), when you watched sports events or other programs on TV how often did you see cigarette brand names? | I never watch TV; A lot; Sometimes; Never. | Never and I never watch TV combined and coded=0; A lot or sometimes coded = 1 |
During the past 30 days (one month), how many advertisements for cigarettes have you seen on billboards? | A lot; A few; None | None = 0; A lot or a few = 1 |
During the past 30 days (one month), how many advertisements or promotions for cigarettes have you seen in newspapers or magazines? | A lot; A few; None | None = 0; A lot or a few = 1 |
When you go to sports events, fairs, concerts, community events, or other events, how often do you see anti-smoking information? | A lot; A few; None | None = 0; A lot or a few = 1 |