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Background: Indonesia is ranked the 4th largest in the use of cigarettes in the world after China, USA, and Russia. The number of cigarettes smoked in Indonesian population over 10 years old is 12,8 cigarettes per day on average. Understanding the risk factors associated with cigarettes smoked is essential for designing effective intervention strategies. Purpose: The aim of the study was to use sub-nationally representative survey data to examine the risk factors of cigarettes smoked in Indonesian adolescents Methods: We examined the risk factors associated with cigarettes smoked, collected from 4410 respondents aged between 10 years and 20 years in the 2014 fifth wave Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS 5). Results: Cigarettes smoking was higher in families were there was smoker parent than non-smoker parent (p-value<0,049; OR = 1,38; 95%CI = 1,00 < OR < 1,92). The prevalence cigarettes smoking in Indonesian Adolescents was 48,59% in adolescent boys and 51,41% in adolescent girls which was far greater than the national prevalence of 7.2% among adolescents. Parent cigarette smoking history had a significant influence on the adolescent cigarette smoking. Conclusion: Adolescent were more vulnerable to have cigarettes smoking habit as a behavior induced from their parents. Substantial effort should be given to adolescents to create awareness about the side effects of cigarettes smoking.