Your first cigarette
Are you:
| 63% (12) | Male | |
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| 36% (7) | Female |
19 voters have answered this question.
Where do you live?
| 42% (8) | United States | |
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| 5% (1) | Canada | |
| 0% (0) | Mexico/Central America | |
| 0% (0) | South America | |
| 36% (7) | Europe | |
| 10% (2) | Africa | |
| 0% (0) | Asia (non-Oriental) | |
| 0% (0) | Asia (Oriental) | |
| 5% (1) | Australia/New Zealand/Oceania |
19 voters have answered this question.
What is your current age?
| 0% (0) | Under 10 | |
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| 0% (0) | 10-12 | |
| 5% (1) | 13-15 | |
| 15% (3) | 16-18 | |
| 15% (3) | 19-21 | |
| 15% (3) | 22-25 | |
| 5% (1) | 26-30 | |
| 26% (5) | 31-40 | |
| 5% (1) | 41-50 | |
| 10% (2) | 51-60 | |
| 0% (0) | 61-70 | |
| 0% (0) | Over 70 |
19 voters have answered this question.
How old were you the first time you tried a cigarette?
| 21% (4) | Under 10 | |
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| 21% (4) | 10-12 | |
| 26% (5) | 13-15 | |
| 31% (6) | 16-18 | |
| 0% (0) | 19-21 | |
| 0% (0) | 22-25 | |
| 0% (0) | 26-30 | |
| 0% (0) | 31-40 | |
| 0% (0) | 41-50 | |
| 0% (0) | 51-60 | |
| 0% (0) | 61-70 | |
| 0% (0) | Over 70 | |
| 0% (0) | Not sure/don't remember |
19 voters have answered this question.
How did you get your first cigarette?
| 21% (4) | I stole it | |
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| 57% (11) | It was given to me | |
| 5% (1) | I found it | |
| 15% (3) | I purchased it | |
| 0% (0) | Some other way not listed here. Please describe: |
19 voters have answered this question.
If you stole it, from who?
| 21% (4) | A parent | |
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| 5% (1) | A sibling | |
| 0% (0) | Another relative | |
| 0% (0) | A friend | |
| 0% (0) | A bf/gf or spouse | |
| 0% (0) | A stranger | |
| 0% (0) | From a store or other commercial place | |
| 0% (0) | Someone not listed here. Please describe: | |
| 73% (14) | I did not steal it |
19 voters have answered this question.
If it was given to you, by who?
| 15% (3) | A parent | |
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| 0% (0) | A sibling | |
| 0% (0) | Another relative | |
| 36% (7) | A friend | |
| 0% (0) | A bf/gf or spouse | |
| 5% (1) | A stranger | |
| 0% (0) | Someone not listed here. Please describe: | |
| 42% (8) | It was not given to me |
19 voters have answered this question.
If you found it, where?
| 0% (0) | On a street or sidewalk | |
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| 0% (0) | On the floor inside a building | |
| 0% (0) | In a vehicle where someone had dropped it | |
| 0% (0) | At a beach, wooded area or some similar area | |
| 5% (1) | Someplace other than those listed. Please describe: | |
| 94% (18) | I did not find it |
19 voters have answered this question.
If you purchased it, from where or who?
| 15% (3) | A full pack from a store | |
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| 0% (0) | A single cigarette from a store | |
| 0% (0) | A parent, sibling or other relative | |
| 5% (1) | A friend, bf/gf or spouse | |
| 0% (0) | A stranger | |
| 0% (0) | Someone or someplace not listed here. Please describe: | |
| 78% (15) | I did not purchase it |
19 voters have answered this question.
Where did you smoke that first cigarette?
| 36% (7) | At home, inside | |
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| 0% (0) | At home, outside | |
| 0% (0) | At the home of a sibling or other relative | |
| 0% (0) | At the home of a bf/gf | |
| 10% (2) | In a vehicle | |
| 21% (4) | Outside, but where I would not be seen, such as a wooded area, behind a building (other than home), etc. | |
| 15% (3) | Outside where I would be seen, such as a beach, on the street, at a party, in a store, restaurant, etc. | |
| 0% (0) | At school, inside | |
| 10% (2) | At school, outside | |
| 5% (1) | Some other place not listed here. Please describe: |
19 voters have answered this question.
Was anyone else present? If you were in a public place with other people around, please answer this as it pertains to people who were actually in your company at the time.
| 21% (4) | No, I was alone | |
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| 15% (3) | A parent | |
| 5% (1) | A sibling | |
| 0% (0) | Another relative | |
| 31% (6) | A friend | |
| 5% (1) | A bf/gf or spouse | |
| 21% (4) | A stranger | |
| 0% (0) | A teacher | |
| 0% (0) | Someone else not listed here. Please describe: |
19 voters have answered this question.
What is the main reason you decided to smoke a cigarette?
| 52% (10) | I was just curious to see what it was like | |
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| 15% (3) | I was encouraged to try it by someone close to me | |
| 0% (0) | I was encouraged to try it by someone not particularly close to me | |
| 0% (0) | I was forced to try it | |
| 5% (1) | Most people in my life smoked, and I wanted to be like them | |
| 0% (0) | Peer pressure, I wanted to fit in | |
| 10% (2) | I wanted to feel defiant and rebellious | |
| 15% (3) | I wanted to feel cool, sexy, grown up, etc. | |
| 0% (0) | Some other reason not listed here. Please describe: |
19 voters have answered this question.
Were there any other reasons besides your main reason, you decided to smoke a cigarette? Please check all that apply.
| 31% (6) | I was just curious to see what it was like | |
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| 21% (4) | I was encouraged to try it by someone close to me | |
| 5% (1) | I was encouraged to try it by someone not particularly close to me | |
| 0% (0) | I was forced to try it | |
| 15% (3) | Most people in my life smoked, and I wanted to be like them | |
| 5% (1) | Peer pressure, I wanted to fit in | |
| 31% (6) | I wanted to feel defiant and rebellious | |
| 42% (8) | I wanted to feel cool, sexy, grown up, etc. | |
| 5% (1) | Some other reasons not listed here. Please describe: | |
| 10% (2) | No reason other than my main one above |
19 voters have answered this question.
Did you inhale your first cigarette?
| 15% (3) | No, I just puffed on it, only drawing the smoke into my mouth | |
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| 26% (5) | Not at first, but after a few puffs, I started taking some small inhales | |
| 5% (1) | Not at first, but after a few puffs, I started taking full-size inhales | |
| 26% (5) | Yes, I inhaled small drags right from the start | |
| 21% (4) | Yes, I inhaled full-size drags right from the start | |
| 5% (1) | Not sure/don't remember |
19 voters have answered this question.
How did you react to your first cigarette? Please check all that apply.
| 26% (5) | I coughed | |
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| 63% (12) | I felt dizzy | |
| 26% (5) | I felt nauseated | |
| 10% (2) | Smoke got in my eyes and burned them | |
| 5% (1) | I thought it was the worst thing I had ever smelled or tasted | |
| 47% (9) | I liked the smell and/or taste | |
| 5% (1) | I knew I would never smoke another cigarette again | |
| 36% (7) | I knew I had found a new enjoyable activity | |
| 63% (12) | I felt cool, sexy, grown up, etc. | |
| 36% (7) | I felt defiant and/or rebellious | |
| 21% (4) | I felt accepted, and like I fit in with those in my life | |
| 5% (1) | Some other reaction not listed here. Please describe: |
19 voters have answered this question.
What is your smoking experience after that first cigarette?
| 5% (1) | None -- my first cigarette was also my last | |
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| 15% (3) | I smoked occasionally and eventually quit | |
| 21% (4) | I smoked occasionally and still do | |
| 10% (2) | I smoked occasionally and gradually became a regular smoker but eventually quit | |
| 5% (1) | I became a regular smoker right away but eventually quit | |
| 42% (8) | I became a regular smoker right away, and still am |
19 voters have answered this question.
Looking back on it, are you glad you tried your first cigarette?
| 15% (3) | Yes, because once I found out how nasty smoking is, it removed any curiosity I may have had about it | |
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| 57% (11) | Yes, because it introduced me to a pleasurable activity that I enjoy to this day | |
| 10% (2) | No, because it was the first step to an unhealthy addictive habit that is almost impossible to get rid of. If I had known what I was about to get into, I would have literally run from that first cigarette and never looked back. | |
| 15% (3) | Some other answer not listed here. Please describe: |
19 voters have answered this question.
