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
| 听 | Prevalence % (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 听 | Total | Male | Female |
Prevalence | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Ever smoked cigarettes, even one or two puffs | 26.3 (24.3鈥�28.4) (n = 11,150) | 31.7 (29.0鈥�34.5) (n = 5,621) | 19.7 (17.6鈥�22.0) (n = 5,275) |
Ever smokers who initiated smoking before age 10 | 30.7 (28.0鈥�33.4) (n = 2,677) | 34.9 (32.4鈥�37.4) (n = 1,637) | 23.7 (19.5鈥�28.5) (n = 942) |
Current cigarette smokers | 6.9 (6.1鈥�7.9) (n = 10,949) | 9.4 (8.2鈥�10.9) (n = 5,520) | 3.5 (2.9鈥�4.3) (n = 5,188) |
Currently use of other tobacco products | 3.4 (3.0鈥�3.9) (n = 11,290) | 4.4 (3.8鈥�5.1) (n = 5,731) | 1.5 (1.1鈥�1.9) (n = 5,285) |
Current cigarette smokers who felt like having a cigarette first thing in the morning | 13.1 (9.6鈥�17.6) (n = 347) | 12.8 (9.0鈥�17.8) (n = 229) | 13.6 (7.2鈥�24.3) (n = 86) |
Never smokers likely to initiate smoking in the next year | 13.1 (9.6鈥�17.6) (n = 347) | 12.8 (9.0鈥�17.8) (n = 229) | 13.6 (7.2鈥�24.3) (n = 86) |
| 听 | 13.1 (9.6鈥�17.6) (n = 347) | 12.8 (9.0鈥�17.8) (n = 229) | 13.6 (7.2鈥�24.3) (n = 86) |
Cessation | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Current cigarette smokers wanting to stop smoking | 65.3 (60.4鈥�69.9) (n = 410) | 68.9 (63.0鈥�74.3) (n = 295) | 60.2 (50.6鈥�69.1) (n = 88) |
Current cigarette smokers who had tried to stop smoking during the past year | 61.4 (55.7鈥�66.8) (n = 439) | 66.9 (60.5鈥�72.7) (n = 316) | 44.8 (31.9鈥�58.4) (n = 90) |
Current smokers who had ever received help to stop smoking | 71.5 (67.0鈥�75.5) (n = 622) | 75.3 (71.3鈥�79.0) (n = 436) | 55.6 (44.5鈥�66.2) (n = 147) |