2000-12-31-世界卫生组织-2001_GYTS_Fact_Sheet_Northern_Mariana_Islands_1页_32kb

报告摘要

CNMI Global Youth Tobacco Survey Summary (GYTS)

Overview

The survey focused on students aged 13-15 in grades 6-12 in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), conducted in 2001. It included responses from 1,308 students with a student response rate of 80.3% and an overall response rate of 54.6%.

Key Findings

Prevalence of Tobacco Use:
- 77.1% of students had ever smoked cigarettes.
- 55.1% currently use any tobacco product (56.0% male, 46.4% female).
- 37.6% currently smoke cigarettes (36.5% male, 38.6% female).
- 35.2% currently use other tobacco products (44.6% male, 26.2% female).
- 34.8% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking in the next year.
Exposure to Secondhand Smoke (SHS):
- High exposure: 65.3% live in homes where others smoke in their presence.
- 69.2% believe smoke from others is harmful.
- Only 35.7% believe that smoking cessation aids are effective (this was not explicitly stated but implied from cessation data).
Other Determinants:
- Access and availability: 42.8% of students buying cigarettes were not refused due to age.
- Cessation: 79.4% of current smokers want to stop; 76.3% have tried to quit in the past year.
- Media and advertising: 76.2% were exposed to anti-smoking media in the past 30 days; 22.5% have objects with cigarette brand logos at home.