Smoking Attitudes in 11-18 Year-Olds, 1999-2005

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br><i>Smoking Attitudes in 11-18 Year-Olds, 1999-2005</i> provides data on adolescents' views of smoking initiation and smoking behaviour in a sample of young people surveyed from age 11/12 years through to 17/18 years of age. The data are part of an existing large cohort study of adolescents and smoking initiation, Leeds Adolescent Smoking Initiation Cohort Study (LASIC). <br>
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The sample of adolescents were surveyed a total of 9 times over 6 years. In the first 8 rounds data were collected in approximately 20 schools in the Leeds area. For the first 7 rounds, data were collected approximately every four months over a two year period. Round 8 were collected approximately two years after round 7. Round 9 was collected approximately two years later again. Round 9 is a much smaller sample because it was collected from a group who had mostly left school. This group had provided names and addresses at time 8 specifying that they would be prepared to be re-contacted at a later date.<br>
<br><br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>In addition to self-reported smoking the survey contains measures derived from the Theory of Planned Behaviour including intentions, attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control (see publication references).<br>