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Peer reviewedLucas, Kevin; Lloyd, Barbara – Journal of Adolescence, 1999
Study surveys secondary school students (N=4,773) about five items concerning the circumstances of smoking initiation: age at first cigarette; source of supply; location of first smoke; persons present; and perceived degree of coercion. Although there was a highly significant gender difference on the item concerning age at first cigarette, with…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Early Adolescents, Females, Foreign Countries
