Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

Prevalence

51.3% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Boy = 54.7%, Girl = 46.8%)

24.3% currently use any tobacco product (Boy = 27.3%, Girl = 21.0%)

22.2% currently smoke cigarettes (Boy = 24.7%, Girl = 19.5%)

6.1% currently use other tobacco products (Boy = 7.3%, Girl = 4.8%)

25.3% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
 

Knowledge and Attitude

24.5% think boys and 40.1% think girls who smoke have more friends

13.3% think boys and 24.8% think girls who smoke look more attractive
 

Access and Availability—Current Smokers

9.6% usually smoke at home

31.4% buy cigarettes in a store

57.8% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because of their age
 

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

40.8% live in homes where others smoke in their presence

50.2% are around others who smoke in places outside their home

87.5% think smoking should be banned from public places

72.7% think smoke from others is harmful to them

42.7% have one or more parents who smoke

50.0% have most or all friends who smoke
 

Cessation—Current Smokers

61.7% want to stop smoking

57.6% tried to stop smoking during the past year

68.7% have ever received help to stop smoking
 

Media and Advertising

86.8% saw antismoking media messages, in the past 30 days

85.3% saw pro–cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days

73.5% saw pro–cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days

12.7% have an object with a cigarette brand logo

11.0% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
 

School

68.5% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking

41.7% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke

61.6% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use

Highlights

• Over 2 in 10 students currently use any form of tobacco; 22.2% of the students currently smoke cigarettes; 6.1% currently use some other form of tobacco.

• ETS exposure is high–4 in 10 students live in homes where others smoke and over 5 in 10 are exposed to smoke around others outside of the home; over 4 in 10 students have a parent who smokes and over half of the students have friends who smoke.

• Approximately 75% of the students think smoke from others is harmful to them.

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

• 11.0% of the 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; Over 8 in 10 students saw pro–cigarette ads in the past 30 days.