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Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

Federated States of Micronesia

Fact Sheet • • • • • • • •

The Federated States of Micronesia GYTS includes data on prevalence of cigarette and other tobacco use as well as information on five determinants of tobacco use: access/availability and price, environmental tobacco smoke exposure (ETS), cessation, media and advertising, and school curriculum. These determinants are components Federated States of Micronesia could include in a comprehensive tobacco control program.

The Federated States of Micronesia GYTS was a school-based survey of students in grades 7-11 conducted in 2007.

A two-stage cluster sample design was used to produce representative data for Federated States of Micronesia. At the first stage, schools were selected with probability proportional to enrollment size. At the second stage, classes were randomly selected and all students in selected classes were eligible to participate. The school response rate was 100%, the student response rate was 84.7%, and the overall response rate was 84.7%. A total of 2,670 students participated in the Federated States of Micronesia GYTS.

Prevalence

46.4% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 55.7%, Female = 36.0%)

47.3% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 54.6%, Female = 38.7%)

29.6% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 37.1%, Female = 21.0%)

37.5% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 44.2%, Female = 30.4%)

30.3% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year

Knowledge and Attitudes

42.8% think boys and 32.9% think girls who smoke have more friends

23.7% think boys and 22.5% think girls who smoke look more attractive

Access and Availability—Current Smokers

24.0% usually smoke at home

25.1% buy cigarettes in a store

33.6% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because of their age

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

60.6% live in homes where others smoke in their presence

69.9% are around others who smoke in places outside their home

34.1% think smoking should be banned from public places

34.8% think smoke from others is harmful to them

48.3% have one or more parents who smoke

17.8% have most or all friends who smoke

Cessation—Current Smokers

85.5% want to stop smoking

85.2% tried to stop smoking during the past year

89.8% have ever received help to stop smoking

Media and Advertising

71.3% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days

68.7% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days

63.4% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days

25.8% have an object with a cigarette brand logo

24.3% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative

School

39.9% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking

31.4% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke

45.4% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use

Highlights

  • Nearly one-half of students currently use any form of tobacco; 3 in 10 students currently smoke cigarettes; over one-third currently use some other form of tobacco.
  • ETS exposure is high—6 in 10 students live in homes where others smoke, and over two-thirds of the students are exposed to smoke around others outside of the home; nearly half of the students have a parent who smokes, and approximately 1 in 6 students have friends who smoke.
  • Only one-third of students think smoke from others is harmful to them.
  • Approximately 86% of the current smokers want to stop smoking. • One-quarter of students was offered a free cigarette by a tobacco company representative.
  • 71.3% of students saw anti-smoking media messages in the past 30 days; 68.7% of students saw pro-cigarette ads in the past 30 days.

For additional information, please E-mail:
tobaccoinfo@cdc.gov

 

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Page last modified 06/27/2007