Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

Prevalence

26.7% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 28.2%, Female = 25.3%)

15.2% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 14.9%, Female = 15.5%)

11.1% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 10.6%, Female = 11.5%)

5.2% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 5.9%, Female = 4.7%)

14.1% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
 

Knowledge and Attitude

18.7% think boys and 12.3% think girls who smoke have more friends

6.3% think boys and 5.0% think girls who smoke look more attractive
 

Access and Availability—Current Smokers

23.5% usually smoke at home

22.8% buy cigarettes in a store
 

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

32.6% live in homes where others smoke in their presence

46.6% are around others who smoke in places outside their home

87.8% think smoking should be banned from public places

75.6% think smoke from others is harmful to them

31.0% have one or more parents who smoke

9.7% have most or all friends who smoke
 

Cessation—Current Smokers

57.6% want to stop smoking

63.2% tried to stop smoking during the past year

74.2% have ever received help to stop smoking
 

Media and Advertising

84.6% saw antismoking media messages, in the past 30 days

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

47.9% saw pro–cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days

5.6% have an object with a cigarette brand logo

8.6% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
 

School

33.8% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking

19.8% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke

32.2% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use

Highlights

• Over one–quarter of students currently use any form of tobacco; 11% of the students currently smoke cigarettes; 5% currently use some other form of tobacco.

• ETS exposure is high—nearly one third of the students live in homes where others smoke and 46.6% are exposed to smoke around others outside of the home; over 3 in 10 of the students have a parent who smokes and nearly 10% of the students have friends who smoke.

• Three–quarters of students think smoke from others is harmful to them.

• Nearly 58% of the current smokers want to stop smoking.

• Nearly 9% percent of students were offered a free cigarette by a tobacco company representative.

• Over 8 in 10 students saw antismoking media messages in the past 30 days; over two–thirds of students saw pro–cigarette ads in the past 30 days.