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Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

Brazil—Palmas

Fact Sheet • • • • • • • •

The Brazil GYTS includes data on prevalence of cigarette and other tobacco use as well as information on five determinants of tobacco use: access/availability and price, environmental tobacco smoke exposure (ETS), cessation, media and advertising, and school curriculum. These determinants are components Brazil could include in a comprehensive tobacco control program.

The Brazil GYTS was a school-based survey of students in seventh, eight, and first HS grade conducted in 2005.

A two-stage cluster sample design was used to produce representative data for several cities in Brazil. At the first stage, schools were selected with probability proportional to enrollment size. At the second stage, classes were randomly selected and all students in selected classes were eligible to participate. The school response rate was 100%, the student response rate was 86.8%, and the overall response rate was 86.8%. A total of 1,460 students participated in the Brazil—Palmas GYTS.

Prevalence

39.4% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 40.5%, Female = 37.1%)

18.2% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 18.0%, Female = 17.3%)

14.7% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 14.1%, Female = 14.4%)

4.9% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 5.1%, Female = 4.2%)

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

Knowledge and Attitudes

22.6% think boys and 19.5% think girls who smoke have more friends

8.1% think boys and 7.1% think girls who smoke look more attractive

Access and Availability - Current Smokers

19.5% usually smoke at home

24.5% buy cigarettes in a store

85.8% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because of their age

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

33.7% live in homes where others smoke in their presence

44.2% are around others who smoke in places outside their home

88.0% think smoking should be banned from public places

77.8% think smoke from others is harmful to them

33.1% have one or more parents who smoke

10.9% have most or all friends who smoke

Cessation - Current Smokers

62.3% want to stop smoking

71.4% tried to stop smoking during the past year

69.3% have ever received help to stop smoking

Media and Advertising

86.6% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days

62.3% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days

42.5% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days

8.9% have an object with a cigarette brand logo

11.4% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative

School

45.3% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking

28.8% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke

42.7% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use

Highlights

  • Approximately 18% of students currently use any form of tobacco; 15% of the students currently smoke cigarettes; 5% currently use some other form of tobacco.
  • ETS exposure is high—one third of the students live in homes where others smoke, and 44% of the students are exposed to smoke around others outside of the home; one third of the students have a parent who smokes, and 11% of the students have friends who smoke.
  • Over three-quarters of the students think smoke from others is harmful to them.
  • Over 6 in 10 of the current smokers want to stop smoking.
  • Approximately 11% of students were offered a free cigarette by a tobacco company representative.
  • Over 8 in 10 students saw anti-smoking media messages in the past 30 days; Over 6 in 10 students saw pro-cigarette ads in the past 30 days.

For additional information, please E-mail:
tobaccoinfo@cdc.gov

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