Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

Prevalence

30.7% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 32.5%, Female = 28.8%)

14.3% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 16.2%, Female = 12.4%)

10.1% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 10.9%, Female = 9.1%)

5.0% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 6.2%, Female = 4.0%)

17.6% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
 

Knowledge and Attitude

20.7% think boys and 13.4% think girls who smoke have more friends

5.3% think boys and 4.1% think girls who smoke look more attractive
 

Access and Availability—Current Smokers

21.1% usually smoke at home

29.9% buy cigarettes in a store

82.3% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because of their age
 

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

32.6% live in homes where others smoke in their presence

47.0% are around others who smoke in places outside their home

88.4% think smoking should be banned from public places

79.7% think smoke from others is harmful to them

31.5% have one or more parents who smoke

8.4% have most or all friends who smoke
 

Cessation—Current Smokers

59.9% want to stop smoking

61.2% tried to stop smoking during the past year

66.7% have ever received help to stop smoking
 

Media and Advertising

89.1% saw antismoking media messages, in the past 30 days

64.8% saw pro–cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days

47.5% saw pro–cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days

4.4% have an object with a cigarette brand logo

7.1% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
 

School

42.9% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking

25.1% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke

40.3% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use

Highlights

• Nearly 1 in 7 students currently use any form of tobacco; 10% of the students currently smoke cigarettes; 5% currently use some other form of tobacco.

• ETS exposure is high—nearly one third of the students live in homes where others smoke and nearly half of the students are exposed to smoke around others outside of the home; nearly one third of the students have a parent who smokes and 8.4% of the students have friends who smoke.

• Over three–quarters of students think smoke from others is harmful to them.

• Approximately 6 in 10 of the current smokers want to stop smoking.

• Seven percent of students were offered a free cigarette by a tobacco company representative.

• Over 8 in 10 students saw antismoking media messages in the past 30 days; nearly two–thirds of students saw pro–cigarette ads in the past 30 days.