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Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

India—Punjab

Fact Sheet • • • • • • • •

The India—Punjab 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 India—Punjab could include in a comprehensive tobacco control program.

The India—Punjab GYTS was a school-based survey of students in grades 8–10, conducted in 2003.

A two-stage cluster sample design was used to produce representative data for all of India—Punjab. 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 92.0%, the student response rate was 94.4%, and the overall response rate was 86.8%. A total of 2,014 students participated in the India—Punjab GYTS.


Prevalence

2.5% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Boy = 2.9%, Girl = 1.5%)

3.1% currently use any tobacco product (Boy = 3.3%, Girl = 2.7%)

0.9% currently smoke cigarettes (Boy = 1.0%, Girl = 0.8%)

2.3% currently use other tobacco products (Boy = 2.4%, Girl = 1.9%)

4.5% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year

Knowledge and Attitudes

24.6% think boys and 9.4% think girls who smoke or chew tobacco have more friends

41.3% think boys and 22.1% think girls who smoke or chew tobacco look more attractive

Access and Availability—Current Smokers*

 

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

10.9% live in homes where others smoke in their presence

24.1% are around others who smoke in places outside their home

88.8% think smoking should be banned from public places

86.3% think smoke from others is harmful to them

14.1% have one or more parents who smoke, chew, or apply tobacco

2.0% have most or all friends who smoke

Cessation—Current Smokers*

 

Media and Advertising

35.2% saw antismoking media messages, in the past 30 days

39.2% saw pro–cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days

22.2% saw pro–cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days

8.8% have an object with a cigarette brand logo

5.2% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative

School

75.1% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking or chewing tobacco

44.3% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke or chew tobacco

70.2% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use

*Sampling contained less than 35 responses

Highlights

  • .1% of students currently use any form of tobacco; 0.9% currently smoke cigarettes; 2.3% currently use some other form of tobacco.
  • ETS exposure is low—1 of 10 students live in homes where others smoke in their presence; 2 in 10 are exposed to smoke in public places; almost 2 in 10 have parents who smoke, chew, or apply tobacco.
  • Over 8 of 10 students think smoke from others is harmful to them.
  • Almost 9 in 10 students think smoking in public places should be banned.
  • 3 in 10 students saw antismoking media messages in the past 30 days; almost 4 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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Page last updated 02/28/2007