Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

Prevalence

31.7% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Boys = 36.8%, Girls = 25.7%)

18.0% currently use any tobacco product (Boys = 20.4%, Girls = 14.8%)

13.8% currently smoke cigarettes (Boys =

16.3%, Girls = 10.8%)

6.8% currently use other tobacco products (Boys = 7.0%, Girls = 6.0%)

18.8% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year

Knowledge and Attitudes

25.0% think boys and 37.0% think girls who smoke have more friends

14.7% think boys and 30.7% think girls who smoke look more attractive

11.8% usually smoke at home

41.7% buy cigarettes in a store

71.3% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because of their age

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

27.8% live in homes where others smoke in their presence

38.0% are around others who smoke in places outside their home

90.5% think smoking should be banned from public places

75.7% think smoke from others is harmful to them

24.1% have one or more parents who smoke

42.3% have most or all friends who smoke

Cessation - Current Smokers

68.9% want to stop smoking

74.0% tried to stop smoking during the past year

76.6% have ever received help to stop smoking

Media and Advertising

87.6% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days

84.4% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days

75.6% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days

12.3% have an object with a cigarette brand logo

11.1% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative

School

73.7% 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

64.4% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use

Highlights

•   Almost 2 in 10 students currently use any form of tobacco; 13.8% of the students currently smoke cigarettes; 6.8% currently use some other form of tobacco.

•  ETS exposure is high–almost 3 in 10 students live in homes where others smoke and almost 4 in 10 are exposed to smoke around others outside of the home; almost one quarter of the students have a parent who smokes and 4 in 10 students have friends who smoke.

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

•  Almost 7 in 10 of the current smokers want to stop smoking.

•  11% of the students were offered a free cigarette by a tobacco company representative.

•   Over 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.