Survey – Global Youth Tobacco Survey – Jamaica 2010

Prevalence:
44.4% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male=50.1%, Female 39.1%)
31.3% currently use any tobacco product (Male 32.5%, Female 28%)
20.2 currently smoke cigarettes (Male=22.5%, Female 17.7%)
19.5% currently use any other tobacco products (Male=20.5%, Female 16.0%)
19.7% of never smokers who are likely to start smoking next year

Knowlegde and Attitudes
41.8% think boys and 22.6% think girls who smoke have more friends
12.6% think boys and 9.5% think girls who smoke are more attractive

Access and Availabiity-Current Smokers
43.6% of current smokers usually smoke at home 
46.8% buy cigarettes in a store
76.8% who bought cigarettes were not refused purchase because of age

Environmental Tobacco Smoke
40.5% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
66.5% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
70.7% think smoking should be banned from public spaces
65.6% think smoke from others is harmful to them
35.4% have one or parents who smoke
14.1% have most or all friends who smoke

Cessation-Current Smokers
57.6% want to stop smoking
62.8% tried to stop during the past year
69.1% have ever received help to stop smoking

Media and Advertising
69.1% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
59.8% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
54% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days
14.7% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
9.8% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative

School
45.3% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking
32.5% had been taught in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke
42.1% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of tobacco use

Highlights