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Table 3 Attributes related to cigarette smoking by current smoking status – 2006 Cyprus Global Youth Tobacco Survey

From: Prevalence and social environment of cigarette smoking in Cyprus youth

Attribute

Proportion (95% Confidence Interval)

 

Overall

(n = 12,955)

Current Smokers*

(n = 2,262)

Non-current Smokers

(n = 10,693)

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

Have one or more parents who smoke

53.5 (52.6, 54.5)

67.5 (65.0, 70.0)

50.4 (49.3, 51.4)

Exposed to smoke in their home

84.6 (83.8, 85.5)

93.9 (92.9, 94.9)

82.5 (81.6, 83.4)

Around others who smoke in places outside home

91.2 (90.6, 91.8)

95.6 (94.7, 96.6)

90.2 (89.6, 90.9)

Attitude towards second-hand smoking

Think smoke from others is harmful to them

70.4 (69.0, 71.7)

47.8 (44.4, 51.2)

75.4 (74.5, 76.3)

Think smoking should be banned from public places

81.7 (80.6, 82.8)

44.8 (42.3, 47.3)

89.8 (89.1, 90.6)

Media and Advertising

Own an object with a cigarette brand logo

16.5 (15.3, 17.6)

35.0 (32.7, 37.3)

12.5 (11.4, 13.6)

Offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative

16.1 (15.1, 17.2)

26.0 (23.6, 28.5)

14.0 (13.1, 15.0)

Saw anti-smoking ads in newspapers/magazines

48.2 (46.7, 49.7)

42.6 (40.3, 45.0)

49.4 (47.8, 51.0)

Saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers/magazines

62.4 (61.1, 63.7)

63.3 (60.9, 65.6)

62.2 (60.8, 63.6)

School

Had been taught about the dangers of smoking

46.3 (44.5, 48.2)

36.9 (33.9, 39.8)

48.4 (46.4, 50.3)

Had discussed reasons why people their age smoke

42.3 (40.2, 44.4)

37.8 (33.8, 41.8)

43.2 (41.1, 45.3)

Had been taught the effects of tobacco use

46.9 (45.0, 48.7)

40.3 (37.7, 42.9)

48.3 (46.2, 50.4)

  1. *Current smoking is defined as having smoked on 1 or more days of the past 30 days