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Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2003, Beijing, Hangzhou, Wuhan, and Wurumqi

China, 2003
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CHN_2003_GSHS_v01_M
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China CDC
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Global School-based Student Health Survey
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Age first tried cigarette (Q28)

Data file: CNBH2003_public_use

Overview

Valid: 1602
Invalid: 200
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 7
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 33
End: 33
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 7
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext
The next 6 questions ask about cigarette and other tobacco use.
Literal question
How old were you when you first tried a cigarette?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1319
82.3%
2 7 years old or younger 80
5%
3 8 or 9 years old 58
3.6%
4 10 or 11 years old 48
3%
5 12 or 13 years old 53
3.3%
6 14 or 15 years old 41
2.6%
7 16 years old or older 3
0.2%
Sysmiss 200
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
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