GYTSEMRO2001 Lebanon All Schools 1 Regions 1-2 -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent Q1 CR1 Have you ever tried or experimented with cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs? . Missing 111 . 1 Yes 1,491 32.6% 2 No 3,349 67.4% Q2 CR2 How old were you when you first tried a cigarette? . Missing 135 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 3,473 70.3% 2 7 years old or younger 135 2.9% 3 8 or 9 years old 148 3.0% 4 10 or 11 years old 191 4.3% 5 12 or 13 years old 347 7.9% 6 14 or 15 years old 394 8.8% 7 16 years old or older 128 2.9% Q3 CR3 During the past 30 days (one month), on how many days did you smoke cigarettes? . Missing 282 . 1 0 days 4,176 88.9% 2 1 or 2 days 250 5.5% 3 3 to 5 days 75 1.6% 4 6 to 9 days 47 1.1% 5 10 to 19 days 32 0.8% 6 20 to 29 days 25 0.6% 7 All 30 days 64 1.5% Q4 LBR4 During the past 30 days (one month), how many cigarettes did you usually smoke per day? . Missing 59 . 1 I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days (one month) 4,308 87.8% 2 Less than 1 cigarette per day 299 6.1% 3 1 to 5 cigarettes per day 177 3.8% 4 6 to 10 cigarettes per day 47 1.0% 5 11 to 15 cigarettes per day 14 0.3% 6 16 to 20 cigarettes per day 13 0.3% 7 21 to 25 cigarettes per day 6 0.1% 8 More than 25 cigarettes per day 28 0.7% Q5 CR4 During the past 30 days (one month), on the days you smoked, how many cigarettes did you usually smoke? . Missing 231 . 1 I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days (one month) 4,205 88.6% 2 Less than 1 cigarette per day 196 4.2% 3 1 cigarette per day 81 1.8% 4 2 to 5 cigarettes per day 95 2.2% 5 6 to 10 cigarettes per day 57 1.3% 6 11 to 20 cigarettes per day 36 0.9% 7 More than 20 cigarettes per day 50 1.2% Q6 CR5 During the past 30 days (one month), how did you usually get your own cigarettes? (SELECT ONLY ONE RESPONSE) . Missing 62 . 1 I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days (one month) 4,167 84.7% 2 I bought them in a store, shop or from a street vendor 163 3.6% 3 I bought them from a vending machine 23 0.6% 4 I gave someone else money to buy them for me 44 0.8% 5 I borrowed them from someone else 116 2.6% 6 I stole them 78 1.5% GYTSEMRO2001 Lebanon All Schools 2 Regions 1-2 -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent 7 An older person gave them to me 133 2.8% 8 I got them some other way 165 3.3% Q7 LBR7 During the past 30 days (one month), what brand of cigarettes did you usually smoke? (SELECT ONLY ONE RESPONSE) . Missing 29 . 1 I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days 4,157 83.8% 2 No usual brand 174 3.6% 3 Marlboro 356 7.9% 4 Viceroy 65 1.2% 5 Lucky Strike 20 0.5% 6 Winston 26 0.5% 7 Kent 45 0.9% 8 Other 79 1.5% Q8 LBR8 How much do you usually pay for a pack of 20 cigarettes? . Missing 25 . 1 I don't smoke cigarettes. 3,945 79.6% 2 I don't buy cigarettes, or I don't buy them in packs. 595 12.0% 3 Less than 1000 L.L. 36 0.7% 4 Between 1000 to 1500 L.L. 111 2.3% 5 More than 1500 L.L. 239 5.3% Q9 LBR9 During the past 30 days (one month) how much do you think you spent on cigarettes? . Missing 72 . 1 I don't smoke cigarettes. 3,702 76.1% 2 I don't buy my cigarettes. 870 17.3% 3 I spent less than 30000 L.L. 192 4.2% 4 I spent 30000 to 50000 L.L. 60 1.3% 5 I spent 51000 to 100000 L.L. 31 0.6% 6 I spent more than 100000 L.L. 24 0.5% Q10 LBR10 In a usual month (30 days) how much pocket money (can be changed to allowance, income, etc) do you get? . Missing 98 . 1 I don't receive any pocket money (or income, allowance, etc) 1,511 28.2% 2 Less than 30000 L.L. 1,233 25.3% 3 Between 30000 to 50000 L.L. 1,264 27.3% 4 Between 51000 to 100000 L.L. 484 11.1% 5 More than 100000 L.L. 361 8.1% Q11 CR10 During the past 30 days (one month), did anyone ever refuse to sell you cigarettes because of your age? . Missing 33 . 1 I did not try to buy cigarettes during the past 30 days (one month) 4,373 88.4% 2 Yes, someone refused to sell me cigarettes because of my age 100 1.8% 3 No, my age did not keep me from buying cigarettes 445 9.8% Q12 LBR12 Where do you usually smoke? (SELECT ONLY ONE RESPONSE) . Missing 40 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 3,970 80.2% 2 At home 308 6.3% 3 At school 27 0.5% 4 At friends' houses 89 1.6% 5 At social events 162 3.7% 6 In public spaces (e.g. parks, shopping centres, street corners) 115 2.6% 7 In the toilets of the school or house 73 1.5% GYTSEMRO2001 Lebanon All Schools 3 Regions 1-2 -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent 8 Other 167 3.4% Q13 LBR13 Have you ever tried or experimented with narguile smoking, even one or two puffs? . Missing 57 . 1 Yes 2,932 61.8% 2 No 1,962 38.2% Q14 LBR14 How old were you when you first tried a narguile? . Missing 50 . 1 I have never smoked narguile 2,067 40.0% 2 7 years old or younger 114 2.3% 3 8 or 9 years old 162 3.4% 4 10 or 11 years old 316 7.1% 5 12 or 13 years old 847 18.2% 6 14 or 15 years old 1,021 21.4% 7 16 years old or older 374 7.7% Q15 LBR15 During the past 30 days (one month), on how many days did you smoke narguile? . Missing 47 . 1 0 days 3,048 61.5% 2 1 or 2 days 1,039 21.4% 3 3 to 5 days 342 7.1% 4 6 to 9 days 168 3.7% 5 10 to 19 days 146 3.2% 6 20 to 29 days 53 1.1% 7 All 30 days 108 2.0% Q16 LBR16 During the past 30 days (one month), on the days you smoked, how many narguile (head) did you usually smoke per day? . Missing 24 . 1 I did not smoke narguile during the past 30 days (one month) 3,097 62.0% 2 Less than 1 narguile per day 1,173 24.3% 3 1 (head) narguile per day 388 8.2% 4 2 (heads) narguiles per day 150 3.2% 5 3 (heads) narguiles per day 55 1.1% 6 4 (heads) narguiles per day 14 0.3% 7 5 (heads) narguiles per day 12 0.3% 8 6 (heads) narguiles or more per day 38 0.8% Q17 LBR17 Where do you usually smoke the narguile? (SELECT ONLY ONE RESPONSE) . Missing 171 . 1 I have never smoked narguile 2,315 46.7% 2 At home 1,480 32.2% 3 At school 178 3.9% 4 At friends' houses 423 8.8% 5 At social events 188 4.1% 6 In public spaces (e.g. parks, shopping centres, street corners) 69 1.5% 7 In restaurants 127 2.8% Q18 LBR18 During the past 30 days (one month), have you ever used any form of tobacco products other than cigarettes and narguile (e.g. cigars, little cigars, pipe)? . Missing 73 . 1 Yes 533 11.0% 2 No 4,345 89.0% GYTSEMRO2001 Lebanon All Schools 4 Regions 1-2 -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent Q19 CR13 Do you ever have a cigarette or feel like having a cigarette first thing in the morning? . Missing 24 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 3,278 66.9% 2 I no longer smoke cigarettes 357 6.8% 3 No, I don't have or feel like having a cigarette first thing in the morning 1,102 22.3% 4 Yes, I sometimes have or feel like having a cigarette first thing in the morning 144 3.0% 5 Yes, I always have or feel like having a cigarette first thing in the morning 46 1.0% Q20 CR14 Do your parents smoke? . Missing 23 . 1 None 1,486 30.3% 2 Both 1,397 28.0% 3 Father only 1,426 28.7% 4 Mother only 596 12.6% 5 I don't know 23 0.4% Q21 CR15 If one of your best friends offered you a cigarette, would you smoke it? . Missing 44 . 1 Definitely not 3,728 75.3% 2 Probably not 613 12.6% 3 Probably yes 375 7.9% 4 Definitely yes 191 4.1% Q22 CR16 Has anyone in your family discussed the harmful effects of smoking with you? . Missing 42 . 1 Yes 3,801 77.7% 2 No 1,108 22.3% Q23 CR17 At any time during the next 12 months do you think you will smoke a cigarette? . Missing 21 . 1 Definitely not 3,606 72.4% 2 Probably not 848 17.3% 3 Probably yes 345 7.5% 4 Definitely yes 131 2.8% Q24 CR18 Do you think you will be smoking cigarettes 5 years from now? . Missing 41 . 1 Definitely not 3,292 65.7% 2 Probably not 1,065 22.5% 3 Probably yes 394 8.4% 4 Definitely yes 159 3.4% Q25 CR19 Once someone has started smoking, do you think it would be difficult to quit? . Missing 37 . 1 Definitely not 529 10.1% 2 Probably not 770 15.6% 3 Probably yes 1,994 40.8% 4 Definitely yes 1,621 33.5% Q26 CR20 Do you think boys who smoke cigarettes have more or less friends? . Missing 62 . 1 More friends 879 17.5% 2 Less friends 883 16.8% 3 No difference from non-smokers 3,127 65.7% GYTSEMRO2001 Lebanon All Schools 5 Regions 1-2 -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent Q27 CR21 Do you think girls who smoke cigarettes have more or less friends? . Missing 49 . 1 More friends 556 10.7% 2 Less friends 1,607 32.1% 3 No difference from non-smokers 2,739 57.1% Q28 CR22 Does smoking cigarettes help people feel more or less comfortable at celebrations, parties, or in other social gatherings? . Missing 35 . 1 More comfortable 1,270 25.9% 2 Less comfortable 2,283 46.1% 3 No difference from non-smokers 1,363 28.0% Q29 CR23 Do you think smoking cigarettes makes boys look more or less attractive? . Missing 40 . 1 More attractive 595 11.7% 2 Less attractive 2,571 51.8% 3 No difference from non-smokers 1,745 36.4% Q30 CR24 Do you think smoking cigarettes makes girls look more or less attractive? . Missing 47 . 1 More attractive 379 7.7% 2 Less attractive 3,272 66.3% 3 No difference from non-smokers 1,253 26.0% Q31 CR25 Do you think that smoking cigarettes makes you gain or lose weight? . Missing 62 . 1 Gain weight 556 11.2% 2 Lose weight 3,056 62.4% 3 No difference 1,277 26.5% Q32 CR26 Do you think cigarette smoking is harmful to your health? . Missing 29 . 1 Definitely not 149 2.8% 2 Probably not 112 2.2% 3 Probably yes 492 9.6% 4 Definitely yes 4,169 85.5% Q33 CR27 Do any of your closest friends smoke cigarettes? . Missing 22 . 1 None of them 1,774 34.5% 2 Some of them 2,407 49.8% 3 Most of them 648 13.6% 4 All of them 100 2.0% Q34 LBR34 When you see a man smoking what do you think of him? (SELECT ONLY ONE RESPONSE) . Missing 29 . 1 Lacks confidence 855 17.7% 2 Stupid 859 17.4% 3 Loser 455 9.1% 4 Addicted 1,936 38.6% 5 Intelligent 57 1.2% 6 Adult 174 3.7% 7 Confident 254 5.2% 8 Does not follow his religious beliefs 332 7.2% GYTSEMRO2001 Lebanon All Schools 6 Regions 1-2 -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent Q35 LBR35 When you see a woman smoking what do you think of her? (SELECT ONLY ONE RESPONSE) . Missing 31 . 1 Lacks confidence 832 17.2% 2 Stupid 1,122 22.7% 3 Loser 657 13.4% 4 Addicted 1,575 31.2% 5 Intelligent 54 1.2% 6 Adult 146 3.2% 7 Confident 201 4.1% 8 Does not follow his religious beliefs 333 7.0% Q36 CR30 Do you think it is safe to smoke for only a year or two as long as you quit after that? . Missing 47 . 1 Definitely not 724 13.9% 2 Probably not 521 10.6% 3 Probably yes 1,746 36.3% 4 Definitely yes 1,913 39.2% Q37 CR31 Do you think the smoke from other people's cigarettes is harmful to you? . Missing 28 . 1 Definitely not 196 3.7% 2 Probably not 216 4.3% 3 Probably yes 1,323 26.9% 4 Definitely yes 3,188 65.0% Q38 CR32 During the past 7 days, on how many days have people smoked in your home, in your presence? . Missing 60 . 1 0 1,002 20.4% 2 1 to 2 1,014 20.6% 3 3 to 4 512 10.5% 4 5 to 6 254 5.3% 5 7 2,109 43.3% Q39 CR33 During the past 7 days, on how many days have people smoked in your presence, in places other than in your home? . Missing 69 . 1 0 1,472 30.0% 2 1 to 2 1,471 30.2% 3 3 to 4 631 12.9% 4 5 to 6 271 5.6% 5 7 1,037 21.3% Q40 LBR40 Did you ever asked someone to stop smoking near you? . Missing 35 . 1 Yes 4,138 84.1% 2 No 778 15.9% Q41 CR34 Are you in favor of banning smoking in public places (such as in restaurants, in buses, streetcars and trains, in schools, on playgrounds, in gyms and sports arenas, in discos)? . Missing 56 . 1 Yes 4,135 84.6% 2 No 760 15.4% Q42 CR35 Do you want to stop smoking now? GYTSEMRO2001 Lebanon All Schools 7 Regions 1-2 -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent . Missing 62 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 3,655 74.6% 2 I do not smoke now 716 14.7% 3 Yes 269 5.6% 4 No 249 5.1% Q43 CR36 During the past year, have you ever tried to stop smoking cigarettes? . Missing 29 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 3,744 75.7% 2 I did not smoke during the past year 507 10.3% 3 Yes 353 7.3% 4 No 318 6.7% Q44 LBR44 How long ago did you stop smoking? . Missing 25 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 3,891 78.5% 2 I have not stopped smoking 412 8.9% 3 3 months 208 4.3% 4 6 months 71 1.4% 5 9 months 31 0.6% 6 One year 85 1.7% 7 2 years 78 1.6% 8 3 years or longer 150 3.0% Q45 LBR45 What was the main reason you decided to stop smoking? (SELECT ONLY ONE RESPONSE) . Missing 38 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 3,803 77.1% 2 I have not stopped smoking 327 7.0% 3 To improve my health 413 8.4% 4 To save money 23 0.5% 5 Because my family does not like it 71 1.3% 6 Because my friends don't like it 21 0.4% 7 Because smoking is against religious beliefs 32 0.6% 8 Other 223 4.7% Q46 CR39 Do you think you would be able to stop smoking if you wanted to? . Missing 28 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 3,757 76.0% 2 I have already stopped smoking cigarettes 368 7.3% 3 Yes 657 13.9% 4 No 141 2.8% Q47 LBR47 Have you ever received help or advice to help you stop smoking? (SELECT ONLY ONE RESPONSE) . Missing 21 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 3,785 76.6% 2 Yes, from a program or professional 168 3.2% 3 Yes, from a friend 301 6.2% 4 Yes, from a family member 298 6.3% 5 No, I have never received help 284 5.7% 6 Other 94 2.0% Q48 CR41 During the past 30 days (one month), how many anti-smoking media messages (e.g. television, radio, billboards, posters, newspapers, magazines, movies) have you seen or heard? . Missing 84 . 1 A lot 2,278 45.0% GYTSEMRO2001 Lebanon All Schools 8 Regions 1-2 -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent 2 A few 1,583 33.7% 3 None 1,006 21.3% Q49 CR42 When you go to sports events, fairs, concerts, community events, or social gatherings, how often do you see anti-smoking messages? . Missing 28 . 1 I never go to sports events, fairs, concerts, community events, or social gatherings 1,297 25.4% 2 A lot 1,107 21.7% 3 Sometimes 1,761 36.5% 4 Never 758 16.5% Q50 CR43 When you watch TV, videos, DVD or movies, how often do you see actors smoking? . Missing 25 . 1 I never watch TV, videos, DVD or movies 220 4.0% 2 A lot 2,607 53.2% 3 Sometimes 2,004 41.1% 4 Never 95 1.7% Q51 CR44 Do you have something (t-shirt, pen, backpack, etc.) with a cigarette brand logo on it? . Missing 125 . 1 Yes 1,205 25.1% 2 No 3,621 74.9% Q52 CR45 During the past 30 days (one month), when you watched sports events or other programs on TV how often did you see cigarette brand names? . Missing 27 . 1 I never watch TV 281 5.3% 2 A lot 2,335 47.5% 3 Sometimes 1,882 38.4% 4 Never 426 8.8% Q53 CR47 During the past 30 days (one month), how many advertisements or promotions for cigarettes have you seen in newspapers or magazines? . Missing 59 . 1 A lot 1,378 27.8% 2 A few 2,070 42.9% 3 None 1,444 29.3% Q54 CR48 When you go to sports events, fairs, concerts, or community events, how often do you see advertisements for cigarettes? . Missing 52 . 1 I never attend sports events, fairs, concerts, or community events 1,080 21.3% 2 A lot 1,218 24.6% 3 Sometimes 1,977 41.5% 4 Never 624 12.6% Q55 CR49 Has a cigarette representative ever offered you a free cigarette? . Missing 90 . 1 Yes 653 13.5% 2 No 4,208 86.5% Q56 LBR56 During last school year, were you taught in any of your classes about the dangers of smoking? . Missing 60 . 1 Yes 2,530 52.6% 2 No 1,609 31.9% GYTSEMRO2001 Lebanon All Schools 9 Regions 1-2 -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent 3 Not sure 752 15.5% Q57 LBR57 During last school year, did you discuss in any of your classes the reasons why people your age smoke? . Missing 87 . 1 Yes 1,807 37.5% 2 No 2,427 49.5% 3 Not sure 630 13.0% Q58 LBR58 During last school year, were you taught in any of your classes about the effects of smoking like it makes your teeth yellow, causes wrinkles, or makes you smell bad? . Missing 39 . 1 Yes 2,607 53.7% 2 No 1,665 33.4% 3 Not sure 640 12.9% Q59 LBR59 How long ago did you last discuss smoking and health as part of a lesson? . Missing 58 . 1 Never 2,015 40.2% 2 This year 864 18.2% 3 Last year 2,014 41.6% Q60 CR54 How old are you? . Missing 52 . 1 11 years old or younger 90 1.6% 2 12 years old 131 2.3% 3 13 years old 662 13.3% 4 14 years old 1,043 21.3% 5 15 years old 1,312 26.9% 6 16 years old 1,081 22.3% 7 17 years old or older 580 12.3% Q61 CR55 What is your sex? . Missing 39 . 1 Male 2,122 43.9% 2 Female 2,790 56.1% Q62 LBR62 In what grade/form are you? . Missing 26 . 1 Third intermediate 1,635 30.5% 2 Fourth intermediate 1,473 30.0% 3 First secondary 1,817 39.5%