Research Article
Predictors of Intention to Quit Waterpipe Smoking: A Survey of Arab Americans in Houston, Texas
Table 3
Frequency of intention to quit waterpipe smoking with perceived social acceptability.
| | Characteristics | Has intention to quit in the next 12 months | (No)
frequency (%) | (Yes)
frequency (%) | value |
| | The social acceptability of using a waterpipe among your peers? | | | 0.2031 | | None | 25 (69.44) | 11 (30.56) | | | Low | 55 (73.33) | 20 (26.67) | | | Medium | 79 (67.52) | 38 (32.48) | | | High | 82 (79.61) | 21 (20.39) | | | The cultural acceptability of using a waterpipe among your family members? | | | 0.0028* | | None | 28 (57.14) | 21 (42.86) | | | Low | 65 (65.66) | 34 (34.34) | | | Medium | 99 (81.15) | 23 (18.85) | | | High | 49 (79.03) | 13 (20.97) | | | The cultural acceptability of using a waterpipe among friends of your ethnicity? | | | 0.0158* | | None | 20 (62.50) | 12 (37.50) | | | Low | 24 (58.54) | 17 (41.46) | | | Medium | 89 (71.20) | 36 (28.80) | | | High | 109 (80.74) | 26 (19.26) | | | How often do you attend Middle Eastern gatherings where waterpipe are served? | | | 0.2615 | | Daily | 34 (62.96) | 20 (37.04) | | | Weekly | 119 (76.77) | 36 (23.23) | | | Monthly | 59 (71.08) | 24 (28.92) | | | Yearly | 27 (71.05) | 11 (28.95) | | | How cool do your peers look when they use the waterpipe? | | | 0.1377 | | Not at all | 81 (71.68) | 32 (28.32) | | | Cool | 119 (69.59) | 52 (30.41) | | | Very cool | 38 (84.44) | 7 (15.56) | |
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