Table 1 Demographic characteristics and...

Table 1

Demographic characteristics and smoking habits of youth (N = 576)

Variable	Number	%
Sex
Male	346	60.1
Female	230	39.9
Grade
9th Grade	99	17.2
10th Grade	188	32.6
11th Grade	267	46.4
12th Grade	22	3.8
Religion
Muslim	565	98.1
Christian	7	1.2
Nationality
Jordanian	551	95.7
Non-jordanian	19	3.3
Previous year's GPA
Excellent (90–100%)	69	12
Very good (80–89%)	150	26
Good (70–79%)	168	29.2
Fair (60–69%)	143	24.8
Poor 59% or less	38	6.6
Do you smoke a waterpipe alone?
Yes	119	20.7
No	440	76.4
Have you ever felt like you really needed to smoke a waterpipe?
Yes	286	49.7
No	290	50.3
How frequently do you usually smoke waterpipes per week?
Never	35	6.1
Once	206	35.8
Twice	100	17.4
3–6 times a week	136	23.6
7 times or more a week	99	17.2
When I feel the need to smoke a waterpipe and it is unavailable, I smoke a cigarette instead
Yes	125	21.70%
No	451	78.30%
Dual tobacco (cigarettes and waterpipes) smoking
Dual smoker	178	30.9
Waterpipe only smoker	398	69.1

Variable	Number	%
Sex
Male	346	60.1
Female	230	39.9
Grade
9th Grade	99	17.2
10th Grade	188	32.6
11th Grade	267	46.4
12th Grade	22	3.8
Religion
Muslim	565	98.1
Christian	7	1.2
Nationality
Jordanian	551	95.7
Non-jordanian	19	3.3
Previous year's GPA
Excellent (90–100%)	69	12
Very good (80–89%)	150	26
Good (70–79%)	168	29.2
Fair (60–69%)	143	24.8
Poor 59% or less	38	6.6
Do you smoke a waterpipe alone?
Yes	119	20.7
No	440	76.4
Have you ever felt like you really needed to smoke a waterpipe?
Yes	286	49.7
No	290	50.3
How frequently do you usually smoke waterpipes per week?
Never	35	6.1
Once	206	35.8
Twice	100	17.4
3–6 times a week	136	23.6
7 times or more a week	99	17.2
When I feel the need to smoke a waterpipe and it is unavailable, I smoke a cigarette instead
Yes	125	21.70%
No	451	78.30%
Dual tobacco (cigarettes and waterpipes) smoking
Dual smoker	178	30.9
Waterpipe only smoker	398	69.1

Note(s): The total values may not add up to the exact % due to missing values

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