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Report on the Results of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey in
Poland
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Urban (
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The
Poland
(Urban)
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
Poland
could
include
in
a
comprehensive
tobacco
control
program.
The Poland (Urban) GYTS was a school-based survey of students conducted in 1999. |
A two-stage cluster sample design was used to produce representative data
for all of urban Poland. 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 87.7%, the student response rate was 83.6%, and the overall response rate was 73.3%. A total of 1567 students participated in the Poland (Urban) GYTS. |
Prevalence69.8% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 71.8%, Female = 67.0%) 34.1% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 37.2%, Female =30.3%) 29.3% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 30.0%, Female =27.3%) 13.1% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 17.0%, Female = 9.1%) 23.7% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year Knowledge and Attitudes22.7% think boys and 16.6% think girls who smoke have more friends 7.2% think boys and 4.1% think girls who smoke look more attractive Access and Availability - Current Smokers8.7% usually smoke at home 56.2% buy cigarettes in a store 73.1% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because of their age Environmental Tobacco Smoke68.6% live in homes where others smoke 72.1% are around others who smoke in places outside their home 76.5% think smoking should be banned from public places 65.2% definitely think smoke from others is harmful to them 67.7% have one or more parents who smoke 35.2% have most or all friends who smoke Cessation - Current Smokers74.6% want to stop smoking 73.5% tried to stop smoking during the past year 65.3% have ever received help to stop smoking Media and Advertising86.5% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days 89.3% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days 91.0% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days 30.0% have an object with a cigarette brand logo 51.7% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative School48.3% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking 42.5% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke 39.2% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use |
Highlights• 34% of students currently use any form of tobacco; 29% currently smoke cigarettes; 13% currently use some other form of tobacco. • ETS exposure is very high - 7 in 10 students live in homes where others smoke; 7 in 10 are exposed to smoke in public places; 7 in 10 have parents who smoke. • Almost 8 in 10 students think smoking should be banned in public places. • Over 6 in 10 students think smoke from others is harmful to them. • 7 in 10 smokers want to stop. • Over 8 in 10 students saw anti-smoking media messages in the past 30 days; 9 in 10 students saw pro-cigarette ads in the past 30 days. |
For
additional
information,
please
contact:
Krzysztof
Prezewozniak
przewozniakk@coi.waw.pl
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