Tobacco

Sample Custom Questions by Topic:

How would your parent(s) or guardian(s) feel if you smoked or used any tobacco products?
1. Feel it was fine
2. No feeling about it
3. Feel it was wrong
4. Don't know
How would your brother(s)/sister(s) feel if you smoked or used any tobacco products?
1. Feel it was fine
2. No feeling about it
3. Feel it was wrong
4. Don't know
5. Don't have brother(s)/sister(s)
How much do you agree/disagree with the following statement? Cigarette advertisements make young people want to start smoking, agree?
1. Very much agree
2. Agree
3. Disagree
4. Very much disagree
5. Don't know
Why do most kids your age use tobacco?
1. Curious to see what it is like
2. Because their friends use it
3. It is part of having fun
4. Bored nothing else to do
5. Because they need it
6. Keeps weight down
7. It relaxes them
8. It is a way to appear older
9. It is a way to rebel
10. Don't know
Do you have friends who smoke cigarettes?
1. No
2. Yes
3. Don't know
Do you have friends who use smokeless tobacco?
1. Yes
2. No
3. Don't know

Please note: the questions listed are those that have been used in various custom modules to-date. These questions are intended to be used as guides only, as WestEd does not make claims to their utility. Clients wishing to develop a custom module should do so in consultation with their Cal-SCHLS Regional Center.