Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

Prevalence

24.4% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 25.4%, Female = 23.4%)

18.0% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 21.5%, Female = 14.2%)

8.2% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 8.5%, Female = 7.7%)

12.3% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 15.9%, Female = 8.4%)

14.0% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
 

Knowledge and Attitude

12.7% think boys and 9.5% think girls who smoke have more friends

8.0% think boys and 7.4% think girls who smoke look more attractive
 

40.7% usually smoke at home

21.8% buy cigarettes in a store

63.9% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because of their age
 

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

35.0% live in homes where others smoke in their presence

42.4% are around others who smoke in places outside their home

84.4% think smoking should be banned from public places

67.5% think smoke from others is harmful to them

25.9% have one or more parents who smoke

4.6% have most or all friends who smoke
 

Cessation—Current Smokers

64.1% want to stop smoking

61.2% tried to stop smoking during the past year

77.7% have ever received help to stop smoking
 

Media and Advertising

77.6% saw antismoking media messages, in the past 30 days

80.2% saw pro–cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days

70.7% saw pro–cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days

12.0% have an object with a cigarette brand logo

11.1% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
 

School

55.7% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking

27.9% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke

50.3% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use

Highlights

• Approximately 2 out of 10 students currently use any form of tobacco; 8% currently smoke cigarettes; 12% currently use some other form of tobacco.

• ETS exposure is high—one third of the students live in homes where others smoke in their presence; over 4 in 10 are exposed to smoke in public places; one quarter of the students have one or more parents who smoke.

• Almost 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 the smokers want to stop smoking.

• Three quarters of the students saw antismoking media messages in the past 30 days; while 8 in 10 students saw pro–cigarette ads on billboards in the past 30 days.