From: Prevalence and social environment of cigarette smoking in Cyprus youth
Characteristic | Prevalence (95% Confidence Interval) | |||||
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Middle School | High School | |||||
Overall | Boys | Girls | Overall | Boys | Girls | |
(n = 7,230) | (n = 3,651) | (n = 3,579) | (n = 5,931) | (n = 2,619) | (n = 3,312) | |
Age in years – mean (SD) | 13.4 (0.01) | 13.4 (0.02) | 13.3 (0.02) | 16.2 (0.01) | 16.2 (0.02) | 16.2 (0.02) |
Ever smoked cigarettes | 28.1 (26.2, 29.9) | 35.3 (32.9, 37.6) | 20.8 (18.3, 23.2) | 58.0 (55.8, 60.1) | 66.4 (64.6, 68.6) | 51.2 (47.7, 54.7) |
Ever smokers initiated smoking before age ten | 20.0 (18.6, 21.4) | 23.4 (20.7, 26.0) | 14.3 (11.4, 17.2) | 7.8 (6.6, 8.9) | 9.9 (7.8, 12.0) | 5.6 (4.3, 6.8) |
Current tobacco users* | 10.5 (9.0, 12.1) | 13.6 (11.5, 15.8) | 7.3 (5.6, 9.1) | 29.2 (27.1, 31.3) | 36.8 (34.5, 39.1) | 23.1 (20.2, 26.1) |
Current cigarette smokers* | 9.9 (8.4, 11.4) | 12.7 (10.5, 14.9) | 7.0 (5.3, 8.7) | 28.7 (26.6, 30.8) | 35.7 (33.3, 38.0) | 23.2 (20.2, 26.2) |
Never smokers likely to initiate smoking next year | 16.0 (14.7, 17.2) | 16.6 (15.2, 18.0) | 15.4 (13.6, 17.3) | 24.4 (22.8, 26.0) | 19.9 (17.6, 22.1) | 26.9 (24.6, 29.3) |