Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

Prevalence

45.2% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 40.0%, Female = 49.6%)

19.2% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 16.8%, Female = 20.8%)

16.2% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 12.7%, Female = 18.8%)

6.2% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 6.9%, Female = 5.3%)

20.2% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
 

Knowledge and Attitude

19.5% think boys and 15.8% think girls who smoke have more friends

5.1% think boys and 3.6% think girls who smoke look more attractive
 

Access and Availability—Current Smokers

17.9% usually smoke at home

40.5% buy cigarettes in a store

78.1% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because of their age
 

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

41.3% live in homes where others smoke in their presence

56.0% are around others who smoke in places outside their home

84.2% think smoking should be banned from public places

71.7% think smoke from others is harmful to them

38.4% have one or more parents who smoke

13.8% have most or all friends who smoke
 

Cessation—Current Smokers

60.8% want to stop smoking

65.1% tried to stop smoking during the past year

66.2% have ever received help to stop smoking
 

Media and Advertising

86.9% saw antismoking media messages, in the past 30 days

70.9% saw pro–cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days

53.5% saw pro–cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days

6.1% have an object with a cigarette brand logo

9.4% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
 

School

45.4% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking

25.2% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke

41.2% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use

Highlights

• One out of five students currently use any form of tobacco; 16% currently smoke cigarettes; 6% currently use some other form of tobacco.

• ETS exposure is high—2 out of 5 students live in homes where others smoke in their presence; over half of the students are exposed to smoke in public places; over one third of the students have a parent who smokes.

• Seven of 10 students think smoke from others is harmful to them.

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

• Over 8 in 10 students saw antismoking media messages in the past 30 days; 7 in 10 students saw pro–cigarette ads on billboards in the past 30 days; half of the students saw pro–cigarette ads in print media.