GYTSEMRO2009 Kuwait All Schools

Region 3 (National) -- Web Codebook

Original
Question

Analysis
Variable

Q1

CR1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Q6

CR2

KWR3

CR4

CR5

KWR6

1
Unweighted
Frequency

Question Code and Label

Weighted
Percent

Have you ever tried or experimented with cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs?
.
Missing
1
Yes
2
No

70
1,042
2,139

.
34.0%
66.0%

How
.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

113
2,243
103
88
121
282
257
44

.
70.2%
3.3%
3.0%
4.1%
9.2%
8.7%
1.5%

During the past 30 days (one month), on how many days did you smoke cigarettes?
.
Missing
1
0 days
2
1 or 2 days
3
3 to 5 days
4
6 to 9 days
5
10 to 19 days
6
20 to 29 days
7
All 30 days

140
2,613
159
66
35
43
51
144

.
83.1%
5.2%
2.2%
1.2%
1.4%
1.8%
5.1%

During the past 30 days (one month), on the days you smoked, how many cigarettes did you usually
smoke?
.
Missing
1
I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days (one month)
2
Less than 1 cigarette per day
3
1 cigarette per day
4
2 to 5 cigarettes per day
5
6 to 10 cigarettes per day
6
11 to 20 cigarettes per day
7
More than 20 cigarettes per day

116
2,619
102
87
130
79
58
60

.
82.7%
3.3%
2.8%
4.4%
2.7%
2.0%
2.0%

During the past 30 days (one month), how did you usually get your own cigarettes?
one response)
.
Missing
1
I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days (one month)
2
I bought them in a store, shop or from a street vendor
3
I bought them from a vending machine
4
I gave someone else money to buy them for me
5
I borrowed them from someone else
6
I stole them
7
An older person gave them to me
8
I got them some other way

13
2,617
326
29
29
111
60
44
22

.
80.0%
10.7%
0.9%
0.9%
3.6%
1.8%
1.3%
0.8%

32
2,585
144
269
27
160

.
79.4%
4.6%
8.8%
0.9%
5.1%

old were you when you first tried a cigarette?

Missing
I have never smoked cigarettes
7 years old or younger
8 or 9 years old
10 or 11 years old
12 or 13 years old
14 or 15 years old
16 years old or older

(Select only

During the past 30 days (one month), what brand of cigarettes did you usually smoke? (SELECT
ONLY ONE RESPONSE)
.
Missing
1
I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days
No usual brand
2
3
Marlboro
4
LM
5
Dove dove

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Original
Question

Analysis
Variable

Question Code and Label

6
7
8

Q7

Q8

Q9

Q10

Q11

Q12

Q13

CR7

CR8

CR9

CR10

CR11

CR12

CR13

Merit
Rothman
Other

2
Unweighted
Frequency

Weighted
Percent

10
6
18

0.3%
0.2%
0.7%

During the past 30 days (one month), did anyone ever refuse to sell you cigarettes because of
your age?
.
Missing
1
I did not try to buy cigarettes during the past 30 days (one month)
2
Yes, someone refused to sell me cigarettes because of my age
3
No, my age did not keep me from buying cigarettes

8
2,733
133
377

.
83.6%
4.2%
12.2%

Have you ever tried or experimented with shisha smoking, even once?
.
Missing
1
Yes
2
No

28
1,034
2,189

.
32.9%
67.1%

How
.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

25
2,380
111
87
77
218
263
90

.
72.8%
3.4%
2.8%
2.4%
6.8%
8.8%
3.0%

During the past 30 days (one month), on how many days did you smoke shisha?
.
Missing
1
0 days
2
1 or 2 days
3
3 to 5 days
4
6 to 9 days
5
10 to 19 days
6
20 to 29 days
7
All 30 days

3
2,754
315
94
27
28
11
19

.
84.1%
10.1%
3.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.3%
0.6%

During the past 30 days (one month), on the days you smoked, how many shishas rocks (hagar) did
you usually smoke?
.
Missing
1
I did not smoke shisha during the past 30 days (one month)
2
Less than 1 rock (hagar) per day
3
1 rock (hagar) per day
4
2 to 5 rock (hagar) per day
5
More than the above

13
2,733
220
198
59
28

.
83.8%
6.9%
6.5%
1.9%
0.9%

Where do you usually smoke shisha? (SELECT ONLY ONE RESPONSE)

.
Missing
1
I have never smoked shisha
At home
2
At coffee shop
3
4
At a restaurant
5
At a club
6
Other

26
2,514
189
291
34
15
182

.
77.0%
5.8%
9.8%
1.1%
0.5%
5.8%

old were you when you first tried smoking shisha?

Missing
I have never smoked shisha
7 years old or younger
8 or 9 years old
10 or 11 years old
12 or 13 years old
14 or 15 years old
16 years old or older

During the past 30 days (one month), did anyone ever refuse to sell you or serve you shisha
because of your age?

GYTSEMRO2009 Kuwait All Schools

Region 3 (National) -- Web Codebook
Original
Question

Analysis
Variable

Question Code and Label

.
1
2
3

Q14

Q15

Q16

Q17

Q18

Q19

Q20

Q21

CR14

KWR15

CR16

CR17

CR18

CR19

CR20

CR21

Missing
I did not try to get shisha served to me during the past 30 days (one month)
Yes, someone refused to sell me shisha because of my age
No, my age did not keep me from buying shisha

3
Unweighted
Frequency

Weighted
Percent

14
2,779
155
303

.
85.1%
5.1%
9.8%

Do your parents smoke cigarettes?

.
Missing
1
None
2
Both
3
Father only
4
Mother only
5
I don't know

11
1,950
72
1,139
25
54

.
60.2%
2.2%
35.2%
0.8%
1.6%

Do your parents smoke shisha?

.
Missing
1
None
2
Both
3
Father only
4
Mother only
5
I don't know

30
2,474
78
505
44
120

.
76.8%
2.4%
15.8%
1.3%
3.7%

Does anyone in your house other than your parents smoke cigarettes?
.
Missing
1
Yes
2
No

24
1,507
1,720

.
47.2%
52.8%

Does anyone in your house other than your parents smoke shisha?
.
Missing
1
Yes
2
No

34
800
2,417

.
25.1%
74.9%

Does smoking help people feel more or less comfortable at celebrations, parties, or in social
gatherings?
.
Missing
1
More comfortable
2
Less comfortable
3
No difference from non-smokers

22
612
2,105
512

.
19.3%
64.8%
15.9%

Do you think smoking makes boys look more or less attractive?

.
Missing
1
More attractive
2
Less attractive
3
No difference from non-smokers

10
671
1,557
1,013

.
20.8%
48.1%
31.1%

Do you think smoking makes girls look more or less attractive?

.
Missing
1
More attractive
2
Less attractive
No difference from non-smokers
3

18
465
2,066
702

.
14.5%
63.9%
21.6%

Do you think that smoking makes you gain or lose weight?

Missing
.
1
Gain weight
2
Lose weight
3
No difference

76
266
1,713
1,196

.
8.2%
54.5%
37.3%

GYTSEMRO2009 Kuwait All Schools

Region 3 (National) -- Web Codebook
Original
Question
Q22

Q23

Q24

Q25

Q26

Q27

Q28

Q29

Analysis
Variable
CR22

CR23

CR24

CR25

CR26

KWR27

CR28

CR29

Question Code and Label

4
Unweighted
Frequency

Weighted
Percent

Do you think cigarette smoking is harmful to your health?

.
Missing
1
Definitely not
2
Probably not
3
Probably yes
4
Definitely yes

6
108
110
318
2,709

.
3.3%
3.4%
9.9%
83.4%

Do you think smoking shisha harms your health?

.
Missing
1
Definitely not
2
Probably not
3
Probably yes
4
Definitely yes

10
153
136
342
2,610

.
4.6%
4.3%
10.6%
80.6%

Do any of your closest friends smoke cigarettes?

.
Missing
1
None of them
2
Some of them
3
Most of them
4
All of them

27
1,847
921
307
149

.
55.8%
29.5%
10.0%
4.7%

Do any of your closest friends smoke shisha?

.
Missing
1
None of them
2
Some of them
3
Most of them
4
All of them

7
2,350
617
184
93

.
71.1%
20.1%
5.9%
2.9%

If one of your best friends offered you a cigarette, would you smoke it?
.
Missing
1
Definitely not
2
Probably not
3
Probably yes
4
Definitely yes

14
2,080
391
469
297

.
63.9%
11.9%
14.8%
9.4%

If one of your best friends offered you a shisha, would you smoke it?
.
Missing
1
Definitely not
2
Probably not
3
Probably yes
4
Definitely yes

21
2,153
430
414
233

.
66.3%
13.2%
13.1%
7.5%

At any time during the next 12 months, do you think you will smoke a cigarette?
.
Missing
1
Definitely not
2
Probably not
3
Probably yes
Definitely yes
4

18
2,162
539
388
144

.
66.4%
16.7%
12.3%
4.6%

When you see a man smoking, what do you think of him? (Select only one response)
.
Missing
1
Lacks confidence
2
Stupid
3
Loser
4
Successful
5
Intelligent

14
823
808
1,212
111
51

.
25.3%
24.7%
37.9%
3.4%
1.6%

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Region 3 (National) -- Web Codebook
Original
Question

Analysis
Variable

Unweighted
Frequency

Weighted
Percent

232

7.1%

When you see a woman smoking, what do you think of her? (Select only one response)
.
Missing
1
Lacks confidence
2
Weak
3
Loser
4
Successful
5
Intelligent
6
Strong

18
786
822
1,336
137
34
118

.
24.2%
25.4%
41.4%
4.2%
1.1%
3.7%

Do you think it is safe to smoke for only a year or two as long as you quit after that?
.
Missing
1
Definitely not
2
Probably not
3
Probably yes
4
Definitely yes

11
304
710
841
1,385

.
9.4%
21.9%
26.1%
42.6%

Do you think the smoke from other people's cigarettes is harmful to you?
.
Missing
1
Definitely not
2
Probably not
3
Probably yes
4
Definitely yes

28
226
208
677
2,112

.
7.0%
6.5%
21.0%
65.6%

Do you think the smoke from other people's shisha is harmful to you?
.
Missing
1
Definitely not
2
Probably not
3
Probably yes
4
Definitely yes

34
262
257
643
2,055

.
8.2%
8.0%
20.0%
63.8%

During the past 7 days, on how many days have people smoked in your home, in your presence?
.
Missing
1
0
2
1 to 2
3
3 to 4
4
5 to 6
5
7

11
1,598
465
271
194
712

.
49.0%
14.3%
8.6%
5.9%
22.2%

During the past 7 days, on how many days have people smoked in your presence, in places other
than in your home?
.
Missing
1
0
2
1 to 2
3
3 to 4
4
5 to 6
5
7

17
1,446
597
342
203
646

.
43.9%
18.7%
10.6%
6.3%
20.4%

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
1
Yes
2
No

96
2,520
635

.
79.6%
20.4%

Question Code and Label

6

Q30

Q31

Q32

Q33

Q34

Q35

Q36

Q37

CR30

CR31

CR32

CR33

CR34

CR35

CR36

CR37

Strong

Do you want to stop smoking cigarettes now?

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Region 3 (National) -- Web Codebook
Original
Question

Analysis
Variable

Question Code and Label

.
1
2
3
4

Q38

Q39

Q40

Q41

Q42

Q43

Q44

CR38

CR39

CR40

CR41

CR42

CR43

CR44

Missing
I have never smoked cigarettes
I do not smoke cigarettes now
Yes
No

6
Unweighted
Frequency

Weighted
Percent

17
2,282
461
281
210

.
69.7%
14.4%
9.2%
6.7%

During the past year, have you ever tried to stop smoking cigarettes?
.
Missing
1
I have never smoked cigarettes
2
I did not smoke cigarettes during the past year
3
Yes
4
No

12
2,302
337
341
259

.
70.1%
10.6%
11.0%
8.4%

Do you think you would be able to stop smoking if you wanted to?
.
Missing
1
I have never smoked cigarettes
2
I have already stopped smoking cigarettes
3
Yes
4
No

17
2,270
276
445
243

.
69.3%
8.7%
14.2%
7.8%

Do you want to stop smoking shisha now?

.
Missing
1
I have never smoked shisha
2
I do not smoke shisha now
3
Yes
4
No

14
2,459
371
202
205

.
75.3%
11.7%
6.5%
6.5%

During the past year, have you ever tried to stop smoking shisha?
.
Missing
1
I have never smoked shisha
2
I did not smoke shisha during the past year
3
Yes
4
No

30
2,450
323
212
236

.
75.4%
10.4%
6.7%
7.5%

Have you ever received help or advice to help you stop smoking cigarettes? (Select only one
response)
.
Missing
1
I have never smoked cigarettes
2
Yes, from a program or professional
3
Yes, from a friend
4
Yes, from a family member
5
Yes, from both programs or professionals and from friends or family members
6
No

22
2,221
162
255
371
203
17

.
68.0%
5.1%
8.0%
11.6%
6.7%
0.5%

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
1
A lot
A few
2
None
3

41
1,022
1,255
933

.
31.5%
39.5%
29.0%

When you go to sports events, fairs, concerts, community events, or social gatherings, how often
do you see anti-smoking messages?
.
Missing
1
I never go to sports events, fairs, concerts, community events, or social gatherings
2
A lot

12
486
1,039

.
14.8%
32.3%

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Region 3 (National) -- Web Codebook
Original
Question

Analysis
Variable

Question Code and Label

3
4

Q45

Q46

Q47

Q48

Q49

Q50

Q51

Q52

Q53

CR45

CR46

CR47

CR48

CR49

CR50

CR51

CR52

CR53

Sometimes
Never

7
Unweighted
Frequency

Weighted
Percent

1,448
266

44.7%
8.2%

When you watch TV, videos, or movies, how often do you see actors smoking?
.
Missing
1
I never watch TV, videos, or movies
2
A lot
3
Sometimes
4
Never

30
171
2,055
910
85

.
5.3%
64.1%
28.1%
2.6%

Do you have something (t-shirt, pen, backpack, etc.) with a cigarette brand logo on it?
.
Missing
1
Yes
2
No

86
583
2,582

.
18.4%
81.6%

During the past 30 days (one month), how many advertisements for cigarettes have you seen on
billboards?
.
Missing
1
A lot
2
A few
3
None

34
983
1,646
588

.
30.4%
51.4%
18.2%

During the past 30 days (one month), how many advertisements for cigarettes have you seen on at
point of sale?
.
Missing
1
A lot
2
A few
3
None

58
1,118
1,259
816

.
35.3%
39.1%
25.6%

During the past 30 days (one month), how many advertisements or promotions for cigarettes have
you seen in newspapers or magazines?
.
Missing
1
A lot
2
A few
3
None

55
962
1,486
748

.
29.6%
46.8%
23.5%

When you go to sports events, fairs, concerts, or community events, how often do you see
advertisements for cigarettes?
.
Missing
1
I never attend sports events, fairs, concerts, or community events
2
A lot
3
Sometimes
4
Never

20
666
678
1,274
613

.
20.4%
21.2%
39.1%
19.3%

Has
.
1
2

118
512
2,621

.
16.2%
83.8%

38
1,941
766
506

.
60.4%
24.0%
15.6%

a (cigarette representative) ever offered you a free cigarette?

Missing
Yes
No

During this school year, were you taught in any of your classes about the dangers of smoking?
.
Missing
1
Yes
No
2
3
Not Sure
During this school year, did you discuss in any of your classes the reasons why people your age

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Original
Question

Analysis
Variable

Question Code and Label

smoke?
.
Missing
1
Yes
2
No
3
Not Sure

Q54

Q55

Q56

CR54

CR55

KWR56

8
Unweighted
Frequency

Weighted
Percent

61
1,746
923
521

.
54.3%
29.3%
16.4%

57
129
80
425
849
939
548
224

.
3.9%
2.4%
12.7%
25.0%
29.8%
18.5%
7.7%

What is your sex?

.
Missing
1
Male
2
Female

98
1,413
1,740

.
47.3%
52.7%

In what grade/form are you?

.
Missing
1
Grade 8
2
Grade 9
3
Grade 10

63
1,170
1,043
975

.
34.0%
31.9%
34.1%

How
.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

old are you?

Missing
11 years old or younger
12 years old
13 years old
14 years old
15 years old
16 years old
17 years old or older