Table 3.
Attributes related to cigarette smoking by current smoking status – 2006 Cyprus Global Youth Tobacco Survey
| 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) |
*Current smoking is defined as having smoked on 1 or more days of the past 30 days