Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

Prevalence

48.3% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Boys = 52.7%, Girls = 44.5%)

17.3% currently use any tobacco product (Boys = 20.8%, Girls = 12.6%)

14.9% currently smoke cigarettes (Boys = 18.1%, Girls = 11.3%)

6.3% currently use other tobacco products (Boys = 8.0%, Girls = 3.6%)

15.2% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year

Knowledge and Attitudes

20.6% think boys and 19.6% think girls who smoke have more friends

9.6% think boys and 6.4% think girls who smoke look more attractive

15.5% usually smoke at home

61.3% buy cigarettes in a store

81.0% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because of their age

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

37.0% live in homes where others smoke in their presence

49.8% are around others who smoke in places outside their home

77.7% think smoking should be banned from public places

79.6% think smoke from others is harmful to them

30.4% have one or more parents who smoke

14.2% have most or all friends who smoke

Cessation - Current Smokers

60.9% want to stop smoking

66.5% tried to stop smoking during the past year

72.8% have ever received help to stop smoking

Media and Advertising

71.6% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days

81.8% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days

80.2% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days

13.7% have an object with a cigarette brand logo

14.4% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative

School

49.6% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking

27.8% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke

41.7% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use

Highlights

• 17% of students currently use any form of tobacco; 15% currently smoke cigarettes; 6% currently use some other form of tobacco.

• ETS exposure is high–nearly 4 in 10 students live in homes where others smoke in their presence; almost 5 in 10 are exposed to smoke in public places; over 3 in 10 have parents who smoke.

• Nearly 8 in 10 students think smoke from others is harmful to them.

• Almost 8 in 10 students think smoking in public places should be banned.

• Over 6 in 10 smokers want to quit.

• Over 7 in 10 students saw anti-smoking media messages in the past 30 days; over 8 in 10 students saw pro-cigarette ads in the past 30 days.