Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

Prevalence

42.6% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Boys = 48.5%, Girls = 37.6%)

22.5% currently use any tobacco product (Boys = 28.7%, Girls = 17.4%)

13.5% currently smoke cigarettes (Boys = 17.9%, Girls = 9.2%)

11.4% currently use other tobacco products (Boys = 12.8%, Girls = 10.9%)

24.9% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year

Knowledge and Attitudes

25.9% think boys and 40.5% think girls who smoke have more friends

7.8% think boys and 11.8% think girls who smoke look more attractive

20.9% usually smoke at home

40.7% buy cigarettes in a store

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

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

29.5% live in homes where others smoke in their presence

43.9% are around others who smoke in places outside their home

82.5% think smoking should be banned from public places

74.6% think smoke from others is harmful to them

21.3% have one or more parents who smoke

17.6% have most or all friends who smoke

Cessation - Current Smokers

60.0% want to stop smoking

63.3% tried to stop smoking during the past year

73.0% have ever received help to stop smoking

Media and Advertising

77.4% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days

84.5% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days

79.6% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days

12.8% have an object with a cigarette brand logo

17.1% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative

School

64.0% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking

41.7% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke

61.9% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use

* Less than 35 students participated

Highlights

• 22.5% of students currently use any form of tobacco; 13.5% currently smoke cigarettes; 11.4% currently use some other form of tobacco.

• ETS exposure indicates that–almost 3 in 10 students live in homes where others smoke in their presence; more than 4 in 10 are exposed to smoke in public places; 2 in 10 have parents who smoke.

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

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

• 6 in 10 smokers want to quit.

• Almost 8 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.