Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

Prevalence

17.2% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Boy = 18.8%, Girl = 14.9%)

13.0% currently use any tobacco product (Boy = 14.5%, Girl = 11.0%)

6.0% currently smoke cigarettes (Boy = 5.9%, Girl = 5.9%)

8.7% currently use other tobacco products (Boy = 10.9%, Girl = 6.0%)

15.4% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year

Knowledge and Attitudes

10.9% think boys and 8.8% think girls who smoke have more friends

7.4% think boys and 6.1% think girls who smoke look more attractive

Access and Availability - Current Smokers

24.3% usually smoke at home

38.8% buy cigarettes in a store

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

38.4% live in homes where others smoke in their presence

47.0% are around others who smoke in places outside their home

86.8% think smoking should be banned from public places

59.3% think smoke from others is harmful to them

36.0% have one or more parents who smoke

8.1% have most or all friends who smoke

Cessation - Current Smokers

70.8% want to stop smoking

69.2% tried to stop smoking during the past year

81.0% have ever received help to stop smoking

Media and Advertising

77.3% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days

69.6% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days

69.1% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days

10.2% have an object with a cigarette brand logo

11.9% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative

School

47.4% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking

33.2% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke

49.1% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use

Highlights

• 13% of students currently use any form of tobacco; 6% currently smoke cigarettes; 9% currently use some other form of tobacco.

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

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

• Almost 9 in 10 students think smoking in public places should be banned.

• Over 7 in 10 smokers want to quit.

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