School curriculum—percentage of students age 13–15 years who were taught about tobacco in class during the past school year: Global Youth Tobacco Survey 1999–2001
| Country | Taught dangers of smoking in class (%) | Discussed reasons why people their age smoke in class (%) |
|---|---|---|
| ( ) Data presented as 95% confidence intervals [SE*1.96]. | ||
| NA, Not available, question was not asked. | ||
| Overall median | 50.8 | 34.4 |
| AFRO | ||
| Ghana 2000 | 57.7 (7.0) | 32.1 (5.0) |
| Malawi | ||
| Blantyre 2001 | 68.7 (5.2) | 44.5 (8.3) |
| Lilongwe 2001 | 68.9 (2.5) | 50.7 (4.1) |
| Nigeria | ||
| Cross River State 2001 | 42.1 (4.8) | 28.7 (3.0) |
| South Africa 1999 | 38.7 (4.8) | 29.4 (4.3) |
| Zimbabwe | ||
| Harare 1999 | 34.1 (5.9) | 26.7 (5.7) |
| Manicaland 1999 | 51.6 (5.7) | 34.9 (5.5) |
| AMRO/PAHO | ||
| Antigua & Barbuda 2000 | 42.4 (3.4) | 29.4 (3.4) |
| Argentina | ||
| Buenos Aires 2000 | 37.4 (7.0) | 26.4 (6.9) |
| Bahamas 2000 | 52.4 (6.1) | 37.7 (5.2) |
| Barbados 1999 | 32.0 (8.7) | 22.8 (4.6) |
| Bolivia | ||
| Cochabamba 2000 | 50.8 (5.7) | 30.3 (4.7) |
| La Paz 2000 | 50.6 (4.2) | 26.7 (2.0) |
| Santa Cruz 2000 | 59.0 (4.9) | 32.4 (7.2) |
| Chile | ||
| Coquimbo 2000 | 30.2 (5.8) | 27.0 (5.7) |
| Santiago 2000 | 22.5 (4.2) | 17.1 (3.4) |
| Valparaíso—Viña del Mar 2000 | 32.3 (7.6) | 25.9 (6.1) |
| Costa Rica 1999 | 39.4 (3.8) | 32.9 (3.1) |
| Cuba | ||
| Havana 2001 | 68.4 (4.5) | 53.2 (4.1) |
| Dominica 2000 | 57.8 (5.6) | 41.2 (4.4) |
| Grenada 2000 | 50.4 (3.7) | 34.4 (3.4) |
| Guyana 2000 | 45.5 (7.6) | 31.0 (4.7) |
| Haiti | ||
| Port-au-Prince 2001 | 54.2 (11.4) | 22.3 (4.9) |
| Jamaica 2001 | 40.4 (6.2) | 26.7 (5.1) |
| Mexico | ||
| Monterrey 2000 | 58.8 (5.2) | 50.7 (5.7) |
| Montserrat 2000 | 66.4 (15.7) | 46.1 (17.7) |
| Peru | ||
| Huancayo 2000 | 47.1 (3.8) | 44.9 (5.4) |
| Lima 2000 | 42.6 (6.0) | 33.9 (4.3) |
| Tarapoto 2000 | 67.1 (6.6) | 52.4 (5.6) |
| Trujillo 2000 | 58.0 (4.9 ) | 49.3 (4.4) |
| St. Lucia 2001 | 54.1 (5.1) | 39.1 (5.3) |
| St. Vincent & the Grenadines 2001 | 58.9 (5.0) | 43.7 (4.9) |
| Suriname 2000 | 45.3 (4.9) | 44.9 (4.6) |
| Trinidad & Tobago 2000 | 44.3 (5.3) | 30.8 (3.8) |
| USA 2000 | NA | 48.6 (3.1) |
| Uruguay | ||
| Colonia 2001 | 36.8 (8.6) | 24.5 (6.4) |
| Maldonado 2001 | 42.0 (6.1) | 27.6 (4.9) |
| Montevideo 2001 | 33.9 (3.9) | 26.3 (4.1) |
| Rivera 2001 | 50.9 (5.4) | 36.3 (5.6) |
| Venezuela 1999 | 42.1 (5.0) | 30.3 (2.7) |
| Virgin Islands (Am.) 2001 | NA | NA |
| EMRO | ||
| Gaza Strip and West Bank | ||
| Gaza Strip 2001 | 74.5 (5.1) | 55.4 (7.4) |
| North West Bank 2001 | 50.6 (5.8) | 34.6 (4.6) |
| Middle West Bank 2001 | 52.7 (7.5) | 38.0 (8.4) |
| South West Bank 2001 | 57.0 (3.8) | 42.0 (3.5) |
| Jordan 1999 | 52.5 (3.9) | 49.2 (2.8) |
| EURO | ||
| Poland | ||
| Urban 1999 | 48.7 (4.6) | 42.7 (3.8) |
| Rural 1999 | 53.8 (3.8) | 44.9 (3.1) |
| Russian Federation | ||
| Moscow 1999 | 35.6 (4.0) | 23.0 (2.6) |
| Ukraine | ||
| Kiev 1999 | 54.4 (5.1) | 37.8 (4.8) |
| SEARO | ||
| India | ||
| Assam 2001 | 24.5 (5.0) | 18.3 (3.9) |
| Arunachal Pradesh 2001 | 24.2 (6.1) | 22.1 (4.5) |
| Bihar 2000 | 2.7 (1.9) | 1.8 (1.5) |
| Goa 2000 | 50.7 (3.8) | 34.0 (2.8) |
| Maharashtra 2000 | 66.8 (3.5) | 49.1 (4.0) |
| Manipur 2001 | 14.9 (8.4) | 12.5 (6.9) |
| Meghalay 2001 | 28.2 (11.0) | 23.4 (8.2) |
| Mizoram 2001 | 57.5 (4.4) | 29.1 (2.8) |
| Nagaland 2001 | 21.3 (5.0) | 18.6 (4.8) |
| Sikkim 2001 | 20.8 (4.1) | 20.9 (2.5) |
| Tamil Nadu 2000 | 52.4 (3.3) | 29.8 (2.8) |
| Tripura 2001 | 14.7 (4.4) | 12.2 (4.5) |
| West Bengal 2000 | 49.4 (2.6) | 47.9 (3.9) |
| Indonesia | ||
| Jakarta 2000 | 68.5 (4.4) | 63.0 (4.7) |
| Nepal 2001 | 77.7 (4.9) | 50.9 (5.4) |
| Sri Lanka 1999 | 62.7 (3.2) | 34.5 (2.7) |
| WPRO | ||
| China | ||
| Chongqing 1999 | 78.6 (2.8) | 39.8 (3.4) |
| Guangdong 1999 | 83.0 (3.1) | 35.5 (2.7) |
| Shandong 1999 | 71.7 (2.6) | 35.5 (3.4) |
| Tianjin 1999 | 75.9 (3.4) | 35.4 (2.9) |
| Fiji 1999 | 64.1 (5.7) | 44.8 (5.6) |
| Northern Mariana Islands 2000 | NA | NA |
| Palau 2000 | NA | NA |
| Philippines 2000 | 59.7 (3.4) | 58.9 (2.9) |
| Singapore 2000 | NA | NA |