Usual source* of cigarettes among regular smokers by free school meal status
| FSM | Others | |||||
| 2006 | 2008 | p Value | 2006 | 2008 | p Value | |
| N | 141 | 106 | 534 | 358 | ||
| Bought from | ||||||
| Supermarket | 26.3% | 11.8% | <0.01 | 26.6% | 15.3% | <0.01 |
| Newsagent | 64.2% | 45.1% | <0.01 | 67.1% | 46.7% | <0.01 |
| Garage | 28.5% | 10.8% | <0.01 | 29.5% | 15.9% | <0.01 |
| Vending machine | 14.6% | 13.7% | 0.85 | 17.5% | 11.6% | 0.02 |
| Friends and relatives | 36.5% | 41.2% | 0.46 | 29.1% | 36.8% | 0.02 |
| Someone else | 25.5% | 35.3% | 0.10 | 19.8% | 33.7% | <0.01 |
| Given by | ||||||
| Siblings | 17.5% | 13.7% | 0.43 | 14.5% | 13.0% | 0.55 |
| Parents | 18.2% | 11.8% | 0.17 | 7.1% | 9.1% | 0.90 |
| Friends | 49.6% | 49.0% | 0.93 | 49.5% | 50.4% | 0.85 |
| Ease of purchase from shop | ||||||
| Difficult to buy cigarettes from shop | 25.2% | 33.3% | 0.21 | 21.2% | 36.9% | <0.01 |
| Bought cigarettes at shop at last attempt | 82.0% | 77.4% | 0.48 | 84.8% | 71.6% | <0.01 |
χ2 test used to test whether percentage differences were statistically significant.
* Students were able to select more than one usual source.
FSM, pupils eligible for free school meals.