Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

Prevalence

22.8% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Boy = 24.2%, Girl = 20.7%)

16.0% currently use any tobacco product (Boy = 18.9%, Girl = 12.2%)

8.3% currently smoke cigarettes (Boy = 9.2%, Girl = 7.2%)

9.5% currently use other tobacco products (Boy = 12.2%, Girl = 5.9%)

13.3% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year

Knowledge and Attitudes

9.8% think boys and 7.4% think girls who smoke have more friends

6.1% think boys and 5.3% think girls who smoke look more attractive

Access and Availability - Current Smokers

22.3% usually smoke at home

45.4% buy cigarettes in a store

81.3% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because of their age

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

44.3% live in homes where others smoke in their presence

50.7% are around others who smoke in places outside their home

85.3% think smoking should be banned from public places

64.5% think smoke from others is harmful to them

38.8% have one or more parents who smoke

9.4% have most or all friends who smoke

Cessation - Current Smokers

77.4% want to stop smoking

63.3% tried to stop smoking during the past year

74.8% have ever received help to stop smoking

Media and Advertising

77.2% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days

81.6% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days

72.6% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days

13.2% have an object with a cigarette brand logo

13.2% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative

School

43.2% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking

28.0% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke

44.8% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use

Highlights

• 16% of students currently use any form of tobacco; 8% currently smoke cigarettes; 10% currently use some other form of tobacco.

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

• Over 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.

• Almost 8 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.