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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents (N = 958)

From: Susceptibility to cigarette smoking and associated factors among high school students in western Ethiopia

Characteristics

Frequency

Percent

Sex

 Male

555

57.9

 Female

403

42.1

Age

 14

17

1.8

 15

192

20.0

 16

324

33.8

 17

196

20.5

 18

166

17.3

 19

63

6.6

Educational status

 Grade 9

562

58.7

 Grade 10

115

12.0

 Grade 11

256

26.7

 Grade 12

25

2.6

Education status of father

 Elementary school or less

164

17.1

 Middle school

203

21.2

 High school

218

22.8

 University

373

38.9

Education status of mother

 Elementary school or less

259

27.0

 Middle school

246

25.7

 High school

202

21.1

 University

251

26.2

Family/parental smoking

 None

887

92.6

 Sibling

29

3.0

 Father

35

3.7

 Mother

7

.7

Friends smoking

 None

772

80.6

 Some

154

16.1

 Most or all smoking

32

3.3

 Total

958

100.0