Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

Prevalence

34.3% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Boys = 39.4%, Girls = 26.4%)

19.5% currently use any tobacco product (Boys = 20.7%, Girls = 15.6%)

13.2% currently smoke cigarettes (Boys = 12.3%, Girls = 10.9%)

11.0% currently use other tobacco products (Boys = 13.5%, Girls = 7.8%)

13.8% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
 

Knowledge and Attitude

35.5% think boys and 18.9% think girls who smoke have more friends

14.8% think boys and 11.9% think girls who smoke look more attractive
 

Access and Availability—Current Smokers

25.9% usually smoke at home

23.5% buy cigarettes in a store

66.6% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because of their age
 

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

26.4% live in homes where others smoke in their presence

59.9% are around others who smoke in places outside their home

73.2% think smoking should be banned from public places

66.8% think smoke from others is harmful to them

25.5% have one or more parents who smoke

10.6% have most or all friends who smoke
 

Cessation—Current Smokers

57.0% want to stop smoking

60.8% tried to stop smoking during the past year
 

Media and Advertising

73.4% saw antismoking media messages, in the past 30 days

50.2% saw pro–cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days

17.0% have an object with a cigarette brand logo

13.0% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
 

School

56.3% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking

42.6% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke

53.6% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use
 

Highlights

• 19.5% of students currently use any form of tobacco; 13.2% currently smoke cigarettes; 11% currently use some other form of tobacco.

• ETS exposure is high—Almost 3 in 10 students live in homes where others smoke in their presence; Almost 6 in 10 are exposed to smoke in public places; over 2 in 10 students have parents who smoke.

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

• Over 7 in 10 students think smoking in public places should be banned.

• Almost 6 in 10 smokers want to quit.

• Over 7 in 10 students saw antismoking media messages in the past 30 days; 5 in 10 students saw pro–cigarette ads in newspapers and magazines in the past 30 days.