1. TABLE 2
Demographic Characteristics of the Respondents (n = 226)
No. of Respondent (n) Percentage (%)
Sex
Female 113 50
Male 113 50
Age
13 years old 35 15.5
14 years old 41 18.1
15 years old 50 22.1
16 years old 50 22.1
17 years old 50 22.1
Form
1 42 18.6
2 42 18.6
3 43 19.0
4 48 21.2
5 51 22.6
Citizenship
Malaysian 226 100
Others - -
Religion
Islam 178 78.8
Buddhist 26 11.5
Hindu 13 5.8
Christian 9 4
Others - -
Race
Malay 175 77.4
Chinese 31 13.7
India 20 8.8
Others - -

2. Table 3
Reasons for smoking (n = 47)
Number (n) Percentage (%)
For fun and challenging 18 38.3
To look sophisticated 5 10.6
To be accepted by peers 10 21.3
To maintain ideal body weight 0 -
To challenge my parents 0 -
Forced by peers 6 12.8
Others 8 17
TABLE 4
Number of cigarette taken in one day (n = 47)
Number of Current Smoker (n) Percentage (%)
1 Stick 15 31.9
2 to 3 Sticks 25 53.2
4 to 5 Sticks 7 14.9
> 6 Sticks 0 -

3. TABLE 5
Differences in individual factors of respondent between smoker and non-smoker
Smoker Non-smoker
(n = 47) (n = 166) t P value
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
Monthly Pocket Money RM 78.15 ± 36.40 RM 76.80 ± 48.16 0.179 0.858
Level of Self-Esteem 28.55 ± 4.09 28.72 ± 3.57 -0.268 0.789
Level of Self-Image 19.21 ± 2.64 19.04 ± 2.71 0.397 0.692
Level of Knowledge 10.91 ± 3.18 9.63 ± 4.43 2.220 0.029

4. TABLE 6
Smoking Status of Family Members (n = 213)
Smoker Non-smoker
(n = 47) (n = 166) χ2 P value
Number (%) Number (%)
Mother
Smoker 3 (6.4) 5 (3)
3.080 0.214
Ex-smoker 3 (6.4) 4 (2.4)
Never smoked 41 (87.2) 157 (94.6)
Father
Smoker 23 (48.9) 88 (53)
1.038 0.595
Ex-smoker 8 (17) 19 (11.4)
Never smoked 16 (34) 59 (35.5)
Sisters
Smoker - 1 (6.6)
0.284 0.594
Ex-smoker - -
Never smoked 47 (100) 165 (99.4)
Brothers
Smoker 14 (29.8) 30 (18.1)
7.602 0.022
Ex-smoker 4 (8.5) 4 (2.4)
Never smoked 29 (61.7) 132 (79.5)
Grandfather
Smoker 21 (44.7) 47 (28.3)
Ex-smoker 3 (6.4) 17 (10.2) 4.631 0.099
Never smoked 23 (48.9) 102 (61.4)