Analysis of Smoking Status of Potential Teacher Candidates According to Various Variables (Sampling From Erzincan-Turkey)
Dr. Hüseyin Hüsnü BAHAR

Abstract
The objective of the research is to analyze smoking status of potential teacher candidates according to various variables. In the scope of the research, there were 1060 students enrolled in six different teacher training programs of Education Faculty at Erzincan University. Survey sheet and the records of the faculty were utilized as a means of data collection. It was detected that there was a meaningful relation between a student’s smoking status and his/her gender, class, teaching branch and housing. However, there was no meaningful relation between his/her smoking status and educational status of his/her parents. Though a meaningful relation was detected between a student’s smoking status and that of the closest friend’s or father’s, no such meaningful relation was detected between his/her smoking status and that of his/her mother’s. It was concluded that male students both started smoking at an earlier age and smoked more than female students.

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