title: Smoking habits and associated factors in school children.
abstract: A questionnaire survey in a high school has shown that Maori girls now smoke more than any other group and that nonMaori girls smoke more than nonMaori boys. Smoking was related to parental smoking, and there was strong peer influence. Social status was an important determinant of smoking habit among nonMaori children. There appeared to be an association between smoking and alcohol intake among the Maori students.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Ree
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D010290:Parents; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking; D012925:Social Conformity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires