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Table 1 Prevalence of tobacco use and interest in stopping smoking among students aged 13 to 15 years by gender, Turkey Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 2003

From: Evaluation of the use of Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) data for developing evidence-based tobacco control policies in Turkey

 

Prevalence % (95% CI)

 

Total

Male

Female

Prevalence

   

Ever smoked cigarettes, even one or two puffs

26.3 (24.3–28.4) (n = 11,150)

31.7 (29.0–34.5) (n = 5,621)

19.7 (17.6–22.0) (n = 5,275)

Ever smokers who initiated smoking before age 10

30.7 (28.0–33.4) (n = 2,677)

34.9 (32.4–37.4) (n = 1,637)

23.7 (19.5–28.5) (n = 942)

Current cigarette smokers

6.9 (6.1–7.9) (n = 10,949)

9.4 (8.2–10.9) (n = 5,520)

3.5 (2.9–4.3) (n = 5,188)

Currently use of other tobacco products

3.4 (3.0–3.9) (n = 11,290)

4.4 (3.8–5.1) (n = 5,731)

1.5 (1.1–1.9) (n = 5,285)

Current cigarette smokers who felt like having a cigarette first thing in the morning

13.1 (9.6–17.6) (n = 347)

12.8 (9.0–17.8) (n = 229)

13.6 (7.2–24.3) (n = 86)

Never smokers likely to initiate smoking in the next year

13.1 (9.6–17.6) (n = 347)

12.8 (9.0–17.8) (n = 229)

13.6 (7.2–24.3) (n = 86)

 

13.1 (9.6–17.6) (n = 347)

12.8 (9.0–17.8) (n = 229)

13.6 (7.2–24.3) (n = 86)

Cessation

   

Current cigarette smokers wanting to stop smoking

65.3 (60.4–69.9) (n = 410)

68.9 (63.0–74.3) (n = 295)

60.2 (50.6–69.1) (n = 88)

Current cigarette smokers who had tried to stop smoking during the past year

61.4 (55.7–66.8) (n = 439)

66.9 (60.5–72.7) (n = 316)

44.8 (31.9–58.4) (n = 90)

Current smokers who had ever received help to stop smoking

71.5 (67.0–75.5) (n = 622)

75.3 (71.3–79.0) (n = 436)

55.6 (44.5–66.2) (n = 147)

  1. CI, confidence interval.