Table 4.

Tobacco control factors – Cessation, Access, and School Curricula – as reported by students aged 13–15 years, by gender – Greece, 2005

Cessation – Current Smokers	Prevalence (95% Confidence Intervals)
	Boys	Girls	Total
Want to stop smoking now	37.5 (28.0 – 48.0)	37.2 (29.1 – 46.1)	37.6 (31.3 – 44.4) *
Tried to quit smoking in the past year	56.9 (48.4 – 65.0)	60.6 (49.7 – 70.5)	57.9 (50.6 – 64.9)
Access – Current Smokers
Usually buy cigarettes in a store	52.5 (45.1 – 59.7)	43.1 (35.2 – 51.5)	49.1 (43.0 – 55.3)
Not refused purchase because of their age	94.7 (86.5 – 98.0)	97.8 (89.4 – 99.6)	95.0 (89.5 – 97.7)
School Curricula
Taught in class about the dangers of smoking	63.5 (60.0 – 66.9)	66.1 (2.13 – 69.9)	64.7 (61.3 – 67.9)
Discussed in class the reasons why people their age smoke	48.5 (44.2 – 52.8)	37.9 (32.8 – 43.2)	43.5 (39.4 – 47.8)

* Total includes some students that did not provide information on the gender question