Research Article
A Comparison of Gender Differences in Smoking Behaviors, Intention to Quit, and Nicotine Dependence among Thai University Students
Table 2
Differences of smoking behaviors between males and females (n=364).
| Smoking behaviors | Male (n=321) | Female (n=43) | p-value |
| Frequency of smoking | | | | Everyday | 215 (67.0) | 18 (41.9) | 0.002 | Not everyday | 106 (33.0) | 25 (58.1) | | Daily cigarette consumption | | | | 1-5 cigarettes | 149 (46.4) | 26 (60.5) | 0.065 | 6-10 cigarettes | 96 (29.9) | 13 (30.2) | | ≥11 cigarettes | 76 (23.7) | 4 (9.3) | | Mean daily cigarette consumption | 8.4±6.7 | 5.5 ±4.2 | 0.006 | Sources of cigarettes | | | | Department store | 25 (7.8) | 3 (7.0) | 1.000 | Grocery store | 145 (45.2) | 11 (25.6) | 0.021 | Convenience store | 216 (67.3) | 23 (53.5) | 0.087 | Ask cigarettes from friends | 95 (29.6) | 22 (51.2) | 0.008 | Others provide cigarettes | 50 (15.6) | 12 (27.9) | 0.052 |
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Note: numbers are n (%) or mean ± standard deviation (SD).
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