@article{486622609b6811dd86a6000ea68e967b,
title = "Boys and girls smoking within the Danish elementary school classes: a group-level analysis.",
abstract = "AIMS: To quantify the correlation between male and female smoking prevalence in elementary school classes by group-level analysis. METHODS: This study was the Danish contribution to the cross-national study Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 1998. Ninety school classes at grade nine (1,515 students) from a random sample of schools in Denmark took part. The proportion of male and female {"}at all{"} smokers and daily smokers in the school class was calculated. RESULTS: The mean {"}at all{"} smoking proportion in the school classes is 39% for girls and 32% for boys. The proportion of male and female smokers within school classes does not correlate. There is high variation in male and female smoking behaviour between school classes. CONCLUSIONS: The influence of social classroom environment on the processes causing smoking behaviour may be different for boys and girls. This paper illustrates that group-level analysis provides valuable new knowledge.",
author = "Mette Rasmussen and Damsgaard, {Mogens T} and Pernille Due and Holstein, {Bj{\o}rn E}",
note = "Keywords: Child; Child Behavior; Cross-Sectional Studies; Denmark; Female; Health Behavior; Humans; Male; Risk-Taking; Schools; Smoking; Students",
year = "2002",
language = "English",
volume = "30",
pages = "62--9",
journal = "Acta socio-medica Scandinavica",
issn = "1403-4948",
publisher = "SAGE Publications",
number = "1",
}