Moeschberger et. al,.

(1997), suggested that smoking behavior was associated with it; older Asian men who were44 years of age were almost 10 times more likely to quit smoking than younger men below 24 years old.

Studies have identified many predictors of smoking in children including parental smoking, parental style, peer influence knowledge and beliefs about smoking, intentions to smoke, availability of cigarettes, school bonding, social support and personality variables such as independence, sensation seeking, rebelliousness, aggressiveness and shyness ( Kandel and Daries 2002).

Local Studies

In the study of ( Imaoku 2008 ), the tobacco farming employment is declining; tobacco-related manufacturing jobs are increasing, but at a much slower pace than increases in manufacturing production volumes and the trend seemed to reverse in the mid-2000s. Overall, the tobacco sector contributes less that 1% to total employment in the Philippines. Moreover, Espino (2008) Philippine tobacco farmers surveyed continue to grow tobacco because they have forty to fifty years of experience growing the crop, and they may not necessarily conduct or rely on a cost-benefit analysis of tobacco growing as the basis for their decision.

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Chapter III Methodology

This chapter presents the methods and procedures that were employed in the conduct study. It includes the research design, data gathering techniques and the sampling procedure.

Research Design

This study used the descriptive method of research in determining the factors influencing teenagers to smoke on a particular Barangay Pinaod, San Ildefonso, Bulacan. The descriptive method of research is a fact finding study with adequate and accurate interpretation of findings in which the basic caution is that this method has to be something more and beyond just data gathering. The concept of trait being

studied is carefully defined. It describes with emphasis what actually exists such as conditions, practices, situations or any phenomena.

Sampling Procedure

The respondents of the study were all teenagers that will be 13-16 years of age from selected Barangay of San Ildefonso, Bulacan. In the place that weve conducted the research , we have chosen specific persons who had engaged on smoking.

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The respondents of the study will be the teenagers 13-18 years old from the chosen Barangay Pinaod, San Ildefonso, Bulacan. The respondents will composed 50 teenagers, (48) males and (2) females.

Data Analysis Scheme

Collected data were gathered and tabulated, tallied, analyzed and interpreted and presented in textual and tabled form. Further, the data were subjected to analysis in area of descriptive statistics. To solve the problems of the study, this the formula used to ensure accuracy and reliability in the analysis and interpretation of data.

Percentage %=f/n x 100 Where: % = percentage f = frequency of respondents N = total number of respondents

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Chapter IV Results and Discussion

Result of the Study This chapter deals with the presentation, analysis and interpretation of the data collected and the results of the study about The Problem Of Smoking Among Teenagers: Initiation Factors And Its Effects. Table 1. Gender of the Respondent Gender Male Female Total No. respondent 48 2 50 Percentage % 96% 4% 100%

In this table 1. shows that males are most abundant in taking cigarettes, 48 respondents or 96% of it say that. Table 2. Age of the Respondent Age No. of Respondent Percentage %

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14 15 16 17

4 8 10 12

8% 16% 20% 24%

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