Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

Prevalence

31.6% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 35.1%, Female = 26.5%)

18.3% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 19.4%, Female = 15.5%)

12.5% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 13.2%, Female = 10.7%)

10.2% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 11.3%, Female = 7.9%)

13.2% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year

Knowledge and Attitudes

20.9% think boys and 18.9% think girls who smoke have more friends

9.0% think boys and 8.6% think girls who smoke look more attractive

Access and Availability - Current Smokers

14.0% usually smoke at home

51.5% buy cigarettes in a store

76.9% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because of their age

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

30.9% live in homes where others smoke in their presence

48.6% are around others who smoke in places outside their home

80.3% think smoking should be banned from public places

81.0% think smoke from others is harmful to them

25.1% have one or more parents who smoke

13.7% have most or all friends who smoke

Cessation - Current Smokers

57.5% want to stop smoking

68.6% tried to stop smoking during the past year

Media and Advertising

76.9% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days

76.2% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards in the past 30 days

65.6% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days

12.7% have an object with a cigarette brand logo

9.9% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative

School

65.7% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking

43.6% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke

65.2% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use

Highlights

• 18.3% of students currently use any form of tobacco; 12.5% currently smoke cigarettes; 10.2% currently use some other form of tobacco.

• ETS exposure shows that more than 2 in 10 students live in homes where others smoke in their presence; over half are exposed to smoke in public places; over 2 in 10 have parents who smoke.

• 6 in 10 think smoke from others is harmful to them.

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

• Almost half of all smokers want to quit.

• Almost 8 in 10 students saw anti-smoking media messages in the past 30 days; roughly 6 in 10 students saw pro-cigarette ads in the past 30 days.