Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

Prevalence

12.7% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Boys = 13.6%, Girls = 11.4%) 7.4% currently use any tobacco product (Boys = 8.0%, Girls = 6.3%) 4.2% currently smoke cigarettes (Boys = 3.8%, Girls = 4.4%) 3.6% currently use other tobacco products (Boys = 4.7%, Girls = 2.2%) 6.4% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year

Knowledge and Attitudes

6.6% think boys and 6.4% think girls who smoke have more friends 4.8% think boys and 5.3% think girls who smoke look more attractive 

Access and Availability - Current Smokers

28.9% usually smoke at home 19.5% buy cigarettes in a store * who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because of their age 

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

49.8% live in homes where others smoke in their presence 56.0% are around others who smoke in places outside their home 85.1% think smoking should be banned from public places 74.3% think smoke from others is harmful to them 45.3% have one or more parents who smoke 6.6% have most or all friends who smoke 

Cessation - Current Smokers

64.0% want to stop smoking 52.8% tried to stop smoking during the past year 86.8% have ever received help to stop smoking 

Media and Advertising

96.2% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days 53.1% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days 52.6% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days 8.0% have an object with a cigarette brand logo 5.3% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative 

School

91.5% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking 82.1% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke 91.0% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use 

Highlights

• 7% of students currently use any form of tobacco; 4% currently smoke cigarettes; 4% currently use some other form of tobacco.

• ETS exposure is high–half of the students live in homes where others smoke in their presence; and over half are exposed to smoke in public places; 4 in 10of the students have parents who smoke.

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

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

• Two thirds of smokers want to stop smoking.

•  Over 9 in 10 students saw anti-smoking media messages in the past 30 days; half of the students saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines in the past 30 days.