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1 Global Youth Tobacco Survey 12 Results from the Finnish national report

2 GYTS Finland sampling Two-stage cluster sampling according to the GYTS study protocol: 1. School selection with probability proportional to size (PPS) -sampling List of upper comprehensive schools with s 7-9, provided by the Statistics Finland Independent sampling for four Eurostat major regions (NUTS 2, see picture) Altogether 1 schools sampled (25 per major region): 98 eligible (one school had been shut down, one had merged with another school also sampled) 2. Random class selection in the schools NUTS 2 major regions in Finland: 1 Helsinki-Uusimaa 2 Etelä-Suomi 3 Länsi-Suomi 4 Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi 5 Ahvenanmaa (not involved to the sample - autonomous region) Picture: Statistics Finland

3 Data collection Oct-Dec 12 Two options for conducting the survey: According to the conventional GYTS study protocol: paper questionnaires and answering sheets (9 of participants) Protected electronic survey with the school computers (91 of participants)

4 Altogether 531 participants in upper comprehensive schools (s 7-9) Response rates: School-level: 68 (67/98 schools) Class-level: 99.7 (319/3 classes) Student level: 86 (531/5837) Overall response rate pupils were in the target group of the survey, year-olds The results are reported from the year-olds only

5 Selected graphs Picture: Scanstockphoto

6 Prevalence of smoking in upper comprehensive schools All Boys Girls 7th 8th 9th Susceptible to smoking initiation* Ever cigarette smoker Current cigarette smoker Daily cigarette smoker *Among never tobacco users

7 Use of smokeless tobacco (snus) All Boys Girls 7th th 9th Ever used snus Current snus user Daily snus user

8 Use of electronic cigarettes All Boys Girls 7th 8th 9th Ever used e-cigarettes Current e-cigarette user Daily e-cigarette user

9 Use of waterpipe (shisha) All Boys Girls 7th 8th 9th Ever smoked waterpipe Current waterpipe smoker Daily waterpipe smoker

10 Smoking cessation among current smokers All Boys Girls 7th 8th 9th Wants to stop smoking Tried to quit in previous 12 months Feels able to quit whenever she/he wants

11 Dependence among current smokers Shows signs of nicotine dependence Ever felt herself/himself dependent* 1 All Boys Girls 7th 8th 9th *Also among those who have already quit smoking

12 Ever received advice to quit Girls Boys All From a friend From a family member From multiple sources From school health care From school class or program, theme day or competition From elsewhere Has not received advice to quit Among current and former smokers

13 Encouraged others to quit smoking Girls Boys All Has never encouraged anyone to quit Parents or siblings Other relatives A friend More than one of the mentioned Other person Among those who knew someone who smokes

14 Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke All Boys Girls 7th 8th 9th Exposed daily to ETS inside home Exposed daily to ETS in public outdoor areas Feels unpleasant, when someone smokes near Perceives ETS caused by others definitely harmful to herself/himself

15 Perceived harms of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes All Boys Girls 7th 8th 9th Cigarettes are definitely harmful to health Smokeless tobacco is definitely harmful to health Waterpipe is definitely harmful to health E-cigarettes are definitely harmful to health

16 Attitudes towards tobacco control policies 1 Smoking initiation would be less common if All Boys Girls 7th 8th 9th school smoking bans were strictly supervised cigarette packs had pictures of health problems caused by tobacco the price of tobacco products was raised considerably

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