In order to study the relationship between the family APGAR score and smoking, a survey was performed at 4 boys high schools in Seoul from May 1st, 1990 to June 30th, 1990.
Total 833 respondents were included.
The results were as follows;
1. Among them, the freshmen were 244 cases (26.9%), the sophomore and the senior were 371 (44.5%), 238 (28.6%) respectively.
2. Smokers among the respondents were 356 cases(42.7%) The motives of smoking were the curiosity(49.4%), the attraction of friends (19.4%), and the emotional stability(15.7%) in order.
The 47.5% of total smokers began smoking before graduation of middle school, 72.5% of them smoked less than 10 cigarettes per day.
3. In accordance to family APGAR score, 239 cases(28.7%) had severe family dysfunction, 315 cases(37.8%) had moderate family dysfunction, and 279 cases(33.5%) had healthy family function.
4. Family APGAR score was lower in the smokers, especially in the heavy smokers than the non-smokers.
5. Among the factors that were suspected to be contributing to the smoking habit, the followings showed a statistically significant difference ; The grade, the school year, the friendship, the drinking, the living together with parents, the way of breeding by parents, the parents' smoking and the sufferings.
