Prevalence, Correlates, and Perception of E-cigarettes among Undergraduate Students of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Distribution of background-related characteristics of study population.

Variables	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Age
18-19	155	38.3
20-26; Mean : , range 18–26	250	61.7
Sex
Male	171	42.2
Female	234	57.8
Religion
Hindu	347	85.7
Non-Hindu	58	14.3
Ethnicity
Brahmin/Chhetri	213	52.6
Others	192	47.4
Type of family
Nuclear	271	66.9
Joint	134	33.1
Family income (Rs)
Below 50,000	257	63.5
Above 50,000	148	36.5
Marital status of parents
Together	373	92
Separated/divorced/deceased	32	8
Educational status of father
Illiterate	50	12.3
Literate	355	87.7
Educational status of mother
Illiterate	120	29.6
Literate	285	70.4
Place of residence
City	323	79.8
Village	82	20.2
Older siblings
Yes	275	67.9
No	130	32.1
Number of close friends
3 or less than 3	168	41.5
More than 3	2377	58.5