Table 1 Prevalence (95% confidence intervals) of tobacco use and smoking on school property, Global School Personnel Survey, 2000–2005.
| Year | Country | Site | Ever smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs | Currently smoked cigarettes | Currently used tobacco product other than cigarettes | Currently used any tobacco product | Among current smokers, ever smoked on school property |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Region | |||||||
| 2001 | Niger | Niamey | 26.5 (21.8 to 31.8) | 14.6 (11.0 to 19.1) | 12.6 (9.2 to 17.1) | 15.6 (11.9 to 20.2) | 22.3 (18.3 to 27.0) |
| Region of the Americas | 32.5 (27.9 to 37.3) | 17.9 (14.0 to 22.8) | 4.6 (2.4 to 8.7) | 18.6 (15.2 to 23.7) | 13.1 (8.0 to 21.1) | ||
| 2004 | Dominica | Country | 6.6 (3.5 to 11.9) | 2.8 (1.2 to 6.4) | 0.7 (0.1 to 3.1) | 3.2 (1.4 to 6.8) | 1.0 (0.3 to 3.2) |
| 2004 | Guyana | Country | 9.1 (6.2 to 13.2) | 4.0 (2.6 to 6.1) | 1.2 (0.5 to 3.0) | 5.1 (3.5 to 7.5) | 5.6 (4.2 to 7.5) |
| 2004 | Mexico | Mexico City | 34.1 (29.5 to 39.0) | 18.8 (14.8 to 23.6) | 4.4 (2.2 to 8.4) | 19.3 (15.2 to 24.2) | 13.5 (8.1 to 21.9) |
| 2004 | Suriname | Country | 19.4 (14.9 to 24.7) | 13.2 (8.3 to 20.6) | 6.7 (4.7 to 9.5) | 16.1 (11.2 to 22.5) | 15.3 (12.3 to 19.0) |
| 2001 | Uruguay | Colonia | NA | 12.7 (4.3 to 31.9) | 10.5 (1.4 to 48.7) | 17.5 (4.9 to 46.9) | NA |
| 2001 | Uruguay | Maldonado | NA | 24.9 (17.1 to 34.9) | 21.2 (16.2 to 27.2) | 29.6 (21.7 to 39.0) | NA |
| 2001 | Uruguay | Rivera | NA | 15.4 (12.3 to 19.1) | 15.5 (10.6 to 22.1) | 19.6 (14.0 to 26.6) | NA |
| Eastern Mediterranean Region | 24.6 (19.5 to 30.9) | 15.9 (11.5 to 22.0) | 10.6 (6.9 to 16.7) | 19.8 (15.2 to 26.1) | 18.4 (10.6 to 25.3) | ||
| 2001 | Gaza Strip‐West Bank | West Bank | 36.8 (31.3 to 42.7) | 26.2 (20.9 to 32.3) | 17.2 (13.3 to 21.9) | 30.2 (24.4 to 36.6) | NA |
| 2001 | Gaza Strip‐West Bank | Gaza Strip | 23.3 (16.1 to 32.6) | 23.3 (16.0 to 32.6) | 10.9 (7.6 to 15.4) | 25.1 (17.6 to 34.4) | NA |
| 2003 | Jordan | Country | 51.7 (43.4 to 59.8) | 26.2 (19.3 to 34.4) | 24.2 (18.6 to 30.8) | 34.5 (27.0 to 42.9) | 29.4 (22.2 to 37.7) |
| 2001 | Kuwait | Country | 35.2 (28.8 to 42.2) | 16.4 (12.3 to 21.5) | 20.2 (16.1 to 25.1) | 23.7 (18.7 to 29.5) | NA |
| 2001 | Lebanon | Country | 76.1 (66.8 to 83.4) | 35.6 (26.4 to 45.9) | 27.3 (17.6 to 39.7) | 50.2 (39.9 to 60.5) | NA |
| 2003 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | Country | 13.9 (10.6 to 18.1) | 10.6 (8.2 to 13.5) | 3.9 (3.1 to 4.8) | 12.0 (9.6 to 14.9) | 10.7 (7.9 to 14.2) |
| 2002 | Oman | Country | 7.0 (4.6 to 10.7) | 3.7 (2.3 to 5.7) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.6) | 4.3 (2.9 to 6.5) | 4.1 (2.6 to 6.5) |
| 2004 | Pakistan | Islamabad | 19.5 ( 12.8 to 28.5) | 19.0 (11.9 to 29.0) | 11.8 (6.0 to 21.9) | 19.9 (13.2 to 28.9) | 10.1 (5.2 to 18.6) |
| 2004 | Pakistan | Lahore | 11.3 (5.4 to 22.2) | 10.1 (4.0 to 23.0) | 5.2 (1.7 to 15.1) | 11.4 (4.1 to 28.0) | 6.4 (2.7 to 14.1) |
| 2004 | Pakistan | Quetta | 14.4 (8.3 to 23.9) | 13.3 (6.9 to 24.0) | 15.1 (8.2 to 26.1) | 19.0 (11.0 to 30.7) | 9.3 (4.9 to 17.0) |
| 2004 | Pakistan | Kasur | 24.3 (15.7 to 35.5) | 17.0 (10.5 to 26.4) | 11.9 (7.5 to 18.3) | 15.2 (9.8 to 22.9) | 10.7 (5.9 to 18.6) |
| 2004 | Pakistan | Peshawar | 12.9 (7.5 to 21.2) | 10.3 (5.1 to 19.6) | 7.9 (3.5 to 17.1) | 13.2 (7.3 to 22.7) | 9.8 (3.9 to 22.6) |
| 2005 | Qatar | Girls' Schools | 1.8 (0.9 to 3.8) | 0.8 (0.2 to 2.8) | 4.5 (2.7 to 7.5) | 4.3 (2.7 to 7.0) | 1.1 (0.6 to 2.2) |
| 2005 | Qatar | Boys' Schools | 41.5 (37.3 to 45.9) | 21.6 (17.7 to 26.2) | 19.3 (14.6 to 25.0) | 28.5 (23.6 to 34.0) | 20.6 (17.2 to 24.5) |
| 2002 | Saudi Arabia | Boys' schools | 29.9 (24.6 to 35.7) | 15.3 (10.8 to 21.2) | 19.4 (14.9 to 24.8) | 22.3 (17.0 to 28.6) | NA |
| 2004 | Somalia | Somaliland | 44.6 (25.8 to 65.1) | 41.1 (25.5 to 58.7) | 45.1 (21.3 to 71.3) | 65.9 (57.2 to 73.7) | 43.5 (23.0 to 66.6) |
| 2001 | Sudan | Country | 10.4 (6.6 to 16.0) | 5.8 (3.1 to 10.5) | 3.4 (1.2 to 9.5) | 7.4 (4.1 to 13.0) | NA |
| 2002 | Syrian Arab Republic | Country | 33.2 (28.9 to 37.9) | 23.0 (18.3 to 28.4) | 8.7 (6.1 to 12.4) | 26.1 (21.7 to 31.1) | NA |
| 2001 | Tunisia | Country | 35.9 (32.5 to 39.4) | 27.2 (24.0 to 30.6) | 16.6 (13.4 to 20.3) | 29.7 (26.5 to 33.2) | NA |
| European Region | 42.4 (37.7 to 44.7) | 19.3 (18.2 to 23.2) | 2.6 (1.9 to 4.3) | 20.7 (19.1 to 24.4) | 20.4 (19.8 26.2 | ||
| 2004 | Belarus | Country | 47.6 * | 13.8 * | 1.4 * | 16.7 * | 10.5 * |
| 2002 | Bulgaria | Country | 59.0 (55.7 to 62.3) | 45.9 (42.7 to 49.2) | 1.8 (1.2 to 2.6) | 46.0 (42.8 to 49.1) | 42.9 (39.2 to 46.6) |
| 2002 | Czech Republic | Country | 37.0 (32.5 to 41.8) | 19.9 (16.8 to 23.3) | 5.1 (3.3 to 7.8) | 22.2 (18.7 to 26.1) | 24.1 (20.0 to 28.8) |
| 2004 | Kazakhstan | Country | 25.2 (22.2 to 28.5) | 7.2 (5.7 to 9.1) | 1.7 (1.1 to 2.5) | 8.0 (6.4 to 9.9) | 7.4 (5.5 to 10.0) |
| 2002 | Russian Federation | Sarov | 20.8 (16.7 to 25.6) | 13.9 (10.1 to 18.7) | 1.6 (1.1 to 2.2) | 14.2 (10.2 to 19.3) | 9.0 (5.7 to 13.8) |
| 2003 | Slovakia | Country | 64.8 (62.3 to 67.2) | 23.5 (21.2 to 26.0) | 3.4 (2.3 to 4.9) | 24.1 (21.6 to 26.8) | 32.8 (30.1 to 35.7) |
| 2004 | Slovenia | Country | 52.0 (49.1 to 54.9) | 22.3 (20.2 to 24.4) | 2.9 (2.1 to 4.1) | 23.6 (21.3 to 26.0) | 29.2 (26.0 to 32.6) |
| South‐East Asia Region | 28.4 (22.7 to 35.0) | 19.5 (14.5 to 32.7) | 32.4 (27.0 to 38.3) | 37.1 (31.5 to 42.9) | 3.5 (2.0 to 6.1) | ||
| 2000 | India | Calcutta | 35.1** (26.6 to 44.6) | 26.3** (20.3 to 33.4) | 11.4 (8.8 to 14.6) | 31.5 (25.3 to 38.4) | NA |
| 2000 | India | Maharashtra | 16.4** (12.7 to 20.9) | 12.6** (10.0 to 15.7) | 25.2 (21.5 to 29.3) | 27.4 (23.7 to 31.4) | NA |
| 2001 | India | Nagaland | 49.4** (40.2 to 58.6) | 31.9** (24.2 to 40.8) | 41.4 (32.1 to 51.3) | 48.7 (36.8 to 60.7) | NA |
| 2001 | India | Bihar | 45.7** (39.1 to 52.5) | 35.6** (29.2 to 42.6) | 62.0 (53.8 to 69.7) | 72.1 (64.4 to 78.8) | NA |
| 2001 | India | Assam | 53.1** (48.4 to 57.7) | 39.0** (33.7 to 44.6) | 44.6 (37.7 to 51.8) | 60.6 (53.4 to 67.3) | NA |
| 2001 | India | Manipur | 48.1** (36.3 to 60.1) | 44.9** (34.3 to 55.9) | 71.8 (63.5 to 78.8) | 68.0 (51.7 to 80.8) | NA |
| 2001 | India | Meghalaya | 45.2** (34.6 to 56.2) | 31.6** (18.4 to 48.6) | 50.2 (40.1 to 60.3) | 63.0 (45.5 to 77.6) | NA |
| 2001 | India | Arunachal Pradesh | 40.3** (31.6 to 49.7) | 25.3** (18.2 to 34.0) | 44.2 (34.1 to 54.8) | 48.5 (39.6 to 57.5) | NA |
| 2001 | India | Tripura | 35.6** (28.0 to 44.0) | 23.4** (18.2 to 29.6) | 41.4 (31.6 to 51.9) | 49.6 (40.5 to 58.8) | NA |
| 2001 | India | Mizoram | 81.0** (68.3 to 89.4) | 71.4** (54.6 to 83.9) | 81.4 (68.1 to 89.9) | 82.8 (70.3 to 90.8) | NA |
| 2001 | India | Sikkim | 47.5** (34.9 to 60.5) | 33.7** (25.8 to 42.6) | 53.7 (36.7 to 69.8) | 55.3 (41.8 to 68.1) | NA |
| 2001 | India | Andhra Pradesh | 8.3 (5.9 to 11.6) | 5.3 (3.6 to 7.8) | 4.2 (2.5 to 7.2) | 6.5 (4.7 to 9.1) | 2.8 (1.5 to 5.1) |
| 2001 | India | Delhi | 19.8** (14.6 to 26.3) | 9.1** (6.2 to 13.1) | 4.3 (2.4 to 7.5) | 11.1 (7.8 to 15.6) | NA |
| 2001 | India | Tamil Nadu | 14.7** (10.5 to 20.1) | 6.4 (4.4 to 9.2) | 3.0 (2.0 to 4.6) | 8.2 (6.0 to 11.1) | NA |
| 2002 | India | Orissa | 47.3** (37.3 to 57.6) | 31.3** (20.9 to 44.0) | 38.4 (26.7 to 51.6) | 42.1 (31.4 to 53.6) | NA |
| 2002 | India | Uttar Pradesh | 34.7** (28.9 to 40.9) | 24.4** (19.1 to 30.5) | 27.3 (22.3 to 33.0) | 31.1 (26.1 to 36.5) | NA |
| 2002 | India | Uttranchal | 35.0** (29.5 to 41.0) | 22.3** (16.5 to 29.5) | 31.5 (25.8 to 37.8) | 32.7 (26.7 to 39.3) | NA |
| 2002 | India | Rajastan | 37.4** (27.7 to 48.2) | 22.8** (13.0 to 36.8) | 25.6 (17.6 to 35.6) | 31.5 (22.7 to 41.9) | NA |
| 2004 | India | Gujarat | 20.6** (14.7 to 28.1) | 12.7** (8.0 to 19.6) | 33.5 (25.2 to 42.9) | 37.7 (29.9 to 46.1) | NA |
| 2004 | India | Haryana | 30.5** (17.4 to 47.7) | 17.8 (8.0 to 35**.0) | 85.4 (74.2 to 92.2) | 83.4 (71.9 to 90.9) | NA |
| 2004 | India | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 23.0** (19.3 to 27.1) | 8.0** (5.9 to 10.7) | 21.2 (16.5 to 26.9) | 23.5 (18.9 to 28.9) | NA |
| 2004 | India | Kerala | 9.3** (6.6 to 12.9) | 4.1** (2.5 to 6.6) | 99.1 (97.9 to 99.6) | 99.1 (97.9 to 99.6) | NA |
| 2005 | India | Kashmir & Jammu | 16.6 (11.1 to 24.2) | 11.9 (7.9 to 17.7) | 9.5 (5.4 to 16.2) | 15.5 (10.5 to 22.3) | 8.8 (5.5 to 13.6) |
| 2001 | Nepal | Biratnagar | 20.4 (15.2 to 26.8) | 16.1 (11.1 to 22.9) | 21.1 (14.5 to 29.7) | 22.3 (16.2 to 29.8) | NA |
| 2003 | Nepal | Mahendranagar and Dhangad | 28.3 (23.1 to 34.0) | 20.6 (15.0 to 27.8) | 32.6 (26.5 to 39.4) | 35.8 (30.0 to 42.1) | NA |
| Western Pacific Region | 23.5 (19.9 to 27.6) | 14.7 (11.7 to 18.4) | 2.9 (1.4 to 6.1) | 15.2 (12.2 to 18.9) | 14.3 (10.9 to 18.6) | ||
| 2004 | China | Puyang | 24.6 (19.0 to 31.2) | 21.8 (16.7 to 27.9) | 1.7 (0.6 to 4.6) | 22.5 (16.9 to 29.3) | 24.9 (19.6 to 31.0) |
| 2004 | China | Shanghai | 24.5 (20.5 to 29.0) | 19.0 (16.2 to 22.2) | 3.2 (2.0 to 4.9) | 19.5 (16.8 to 22.4) | 23.7 (19.3 to 28.8) |
| 2004 | China | Tianjin | 17.4 (12.6 to 23.5) | 14.6 (10.1 to 20.7) | 2.7 (0.9 to 7.6) | 15.3 (10.6 to 21.7) | 16.7 (10.4 to 25.6) |
| 2004 | China | Zhuhai | 24.9 (20.6 to 29.7) | 20.1 (16.3 to 24.7) | 4.7 (3.6 to 6.0) | 21.8 (17.7 to 26.5) | 21.1 (16.8 to 26.1) |
| 2004 | Malaysia | Country | 26.2 (23.2 to 29.4) | 12.0 (9.7 to 14.9) | 2.9 (1.3 to 6.3) | 12.7 (10.2 to 15.7) | 7.8 (6.1 to 10.0) |
| 2003 | Viet Nam | Hochiminh | 21.2 (17.9 to 25.0) | 18.5 (15.4 to 22.1) | NA | NA | 17.7 (14.1 to 22.0) |
| 2003 | Viet Nam | Tuenquang | 16.0 (10.6 to 23.4) | 12.6 (7.7 to 20.1) | NA | NA | 9.3 (6.0 to 14.2) |
| 2003 | Viet Nam | Danang | 18.6 (15.0 to 22.8) | 15.5 (12.0 to 19.9) | NA | NA | 14.1 (11.1 to 17.7) |
| 2003 | Viet Nam | Haiphong | 15.9 (12.7 to 19.8) | 12.5 (9.8 to 15.7) | NA | NA | 13.3 (9.7 to 18.1) |
| 2003 | Viet Nam | Hanoi | 14.4 (11.1 to 18.3) | 11.2 (7.4 to 16.5) | NA | NA | 15.7 (12.4 to 19.7) |
*No CI calculated.
**The definition of current smoker in all Indian sites except Andhra Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir included multiple forms of smoked tobacco including cigarettes and bidis. This differs from the core definition of current smoker used in all other sites which included current cigarette smoking only.
NA, not asked.