(c) Peer smoking was measured by “yes” or “no,” response to whether the student’s close friends smoked. The test-retest reliability, from the pilot test, was .
(d) Offers of smoking was measured by “yes” or “no,” response to whether the student ever had been encouraged to smoke by friends. The test-retest reliability, from the pilot test, was
(e) Prevalence estimate was measured, via an item from the study of Flay et al., by indication of the number of people, the student’s age, who had tried smoking. The statement was scored on a 10-point Likert-like scale ranging from 1 = 10 or fewer people to 10 = 91 to 100 people. The test-retest reliability, from the pilot test, was .
(f) Parental smoking was measured by response to whether parents smoked (“Parents do not smoke” or “At least one parent smokes”). The test-retest reliability, from the pilot test, was
(g) Parental approval of smoking was measured, via an item from the study of Flay et al.,18 as to how the student’s parents would feel about the student smoking. The statement was scored on a 5-point Likert -like scale ranging from 1=definitely approve to 5 = definitely disapprove.The test- retest reliability, from the pilot test, was