Sociodemographic characteristics | Study participants | Waterpipe ever use | Never smoked waterpipe |
---|---|---|---|
NÂ =Â 106 N (%) | NÂ =Â 62 N (%) | NÂ =Â 44 N (%) | |
Gender* | |||
 Boys | 34 (32) | 25 (74) | 9 (26) |
 Girls | 72 (68) | 37 (51) | 35 (49) |
Age* | |||
 19–20 years | 41 (39) | 31 (76) | 10 (24) |
 17–18 years | 65 (61) | 31 (48) | 34 (52) |
School grade* | |||
 HS2 and HS3 | 81 (76) | 56 (70) | 25 (30) |
 HS1 | 25 (24) | 6 (24) | 19 (76) |
School performance* | |||
 Average and below average | 65 (61) | 43 (66) | 22 (34) |
 Above average | 41 (39) | 19 (46) | 22 (54) |
Job | |||
 Yes | 25 (24) | 15 (60) | 10 (40) |
 No | 81 (76) | 47 (58) | 34 (42) |
Depression* | |||
 Yes | 28 (26) | 21 (75) | 7 (25) |
 No | 78 (74) | 41 (53) | 37 (47) |
Cigarette ever use** | |||
 Yes | 51 (48) | 37 (73)** | 14 (27) |
 No | 55 (52) | 25 (46)* | 30 (54) |
Snuff ever use* | |||
 Yes | 35 (33) | 25 (71)* | 10 (29) |
 No | 71 (67) | 37 (52) | 34 (48) |
Sensation seeking scoreÏ® | |||
 Mean (standard deviation) | 3.4 (0.7) | 3.6 (0.7) | 3.2 (0.7) |