Table 1 Percent of students who had ever smoked cigarettes, ever smoked their first cigarette before age 10, and of students who had never smoked cigarettes that are likely to initiate smoking in the next year (that is, are susceptible), Peru GYTS, 2000 and 2003
Site | Ever smoked cigarettes, even one or two puffs | Ever smokers who initiated smoking before age 10 | Never smokers susceptible to initiate smoking in the next year |
|---|---|---|---|
Huancayo, 2000 | 47.1 (40.9–53.5) (n = 963) | 18.1 (13.6–23.6) (n = 429) | 29.7 (24.8–35.1) (n = 495) |
Lima, 2000 | 54.6 (49.5–59.6) (n = 1,189) | 13.5 (11.1–16.4) (n = 605) | 25.4 (20.6–31.0) (n = 545) |
Tarapoto, 2000 | 42.5 (35.6–49.8) (n = 750) | 10.9 (7.6–15.3) (n = 305) | 19.2 (15.5–23.6) (n = 416) |
Trujillo, 2000 | 46.5 (38.7–54.5) (n = 1,005) | 12.3 (9.1–16.4) (n = 429) | 25.5 (19.7–32.2) (n = 553) |
Huancayo, 2003 | 58.6 (52.9–64.1) (n = 966) | 11.6 (8.4–15.7) (n = 550) | 25.8 (22.0–29.9) (n = 384) |
Lima, 2003 | 59.6 (52.9–66.0) (n = 998) | 13.6 (10.2–17.8) (n = 587) | 30.5 (24.2–37.8) (n = 388) |
Tarapoto, 2003 | 48.7 (43.5–54.0) (n = 1,082) | 8.3 (5.9–11.6) (n = 505) | 19.6 (15.6–24.4) (n = 554) |
Trujillo, 2003 | 44.5 (39.0–50.2) (n = 1,305) | 13.1 (9.6–17.7) (n = 585) | 22.7 (20.8–24.7) (n = 697) |