PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - B Rodu
AU  - S Nasic
AU  - P Cole
TI  - Tobacco use among Swedish schoolchildren
AID  - 10.1136/tc.2005.011429
DP  - 2005 Dec 01
TA  - Tobacco Control
PG  - 405--408
VI  - 14
IP  - 6
4099  - http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/14/6/405.short
4100  - http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/14/6/405.full
SO  - Tob Control2005 Dec 01; 14
AB  - Objective: To study the prevalence of snus use and of smoking among Swedish schoolchildren from 1989 to 2003. Design: Surveys conducted by the Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs. Setting: All of Sweden. Subjects: 84 472 boys and girls age 15–16 years. Main outcome measures: Subjects are classified as non-smokers, occasional smokers, and regular smokers, and into three similar categories for snus use. Tobacco use is reported as sex specific prevalence. Results: During the period 1989 to 2003, the prevalence of tobacco use declined both among boys and girls. For boys, regular smoking declined after 1992 from 10% to 4%. Their snus use was about 10% in the 1990s but increased to 13% by 2003. Regular smoking among girls was 20% in early years and declined to 15%. Smoking among girls was always double that among boys. Patterns of occasional tobacco use were similar to those of regular use. Conclusions: The high prevalence of snus use in Sweden not only reduces smoking rates among Swedish men, but suppresses smoking among boys as well.