Table 2

 Percentage of students who had one or more parents who smoke, had most or all best friends who smoke, and supported ban on smoking in public places, Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 1999–2005*

CountryRegion nameHad one or more parents who smoke95% CIHad most or all best friends who smoke95% CISupported ban on smoking in public places95% CI
*Data from 131 countries are included in this report. Notable countries, by WHO Region, that have not completed the GYTS include: Region of the Americas (Canada), European Region (most Western European countries), and Western Pacific Region (Australia, Japan, and New Zealand).
**No confidence interval calculated because the survey was conducted among a census of students.
†Not available.
TOTAL46.5(±3.2)17.9(±2.0)76.1(±2.2)
African Region22.7(±3.7)7.2(±1.9)60.2(±5.9)
Benin
Atlantique Littoral, 20036.6(±1.7)5.6(±2.0)76.5(±4.3)
Borgou Alibori, 200319.4(±2.2)7.3(±3.0)61.2(±5.3)
Botswana
Country, 200126.0(±2.6)7.0(±2.1)70.3(±4.5)
Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, 200115.3(±1.9)7.0(±1.7)80.3(±6.3)
Côte D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Ville Sud, 200317.9(±1.6)84.7(±2.1)
Abidjan, 200317.4(±1.7)84.9(±2.3)
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa,20038.8(±1.9)3.0(±1.5)95.7(±1.7)
Ghana
Country, 200213.6(±4.0)4.1(±1.9)58.1(±8.8)
Kenya
Country, 200119.4(±6.0)7.0(±2.2)39.8(±8.2)
Lesotho
Country, 200231.7(±2.7)10.6(±2.0)32.9(±7.5)
Malawi
Blantyre, 200010.2(±4.0)4.8(±1.1)90.1(±3.0)
Lilongwe, 20008.3(±2.4)4.2(±1.5)85.1(±6.8)
Mali
Bamako, 200119.1(±3.2)15.3(±2.3)77.0(±7.0)
Mauritania
Country, 200126.2(±2.6)12.2(±1.7)61.9(±4.0)
Mauritius
Country, 200342.7(±2.6)10.2(±3.4)61.8(±5.1)
Mozambique
Maputo, 200221.3(±3.0)1.5(±0.9)77.4(±3.9)
Gaza Inhambane, 200216.6(±2.8)1.0(±0.9)73.3(±7.4)
Namibia
Country, 200428.1(±2.9)12.6(±2.3)34.1(±3.6)
Niger
Country, 200116.3(±2.3)11.7(±2.1)56.7(±5.7)
Nigeria
Cross River State, 200014.1(±3.6)7.3(±2.2)60.2(±4.6)
Senegal
Country, 200221.6(±2.9)89.5(±1.5)
Seychelles
Country, 200231.4(±2.7)12.1(±2.7)64.8(±7.6)
South Africa
Country, 200236.9(±3.7)10.6(±2.1)59.4(±4.1)
Swaziland
Country, 200121.0(±1.5)4.4(±1.1)26.5(±4.2)
Togo
Country, 200214.8(±2.1)3.7(±1.3)85.1(±4.3)
Uganda
Arua, 200232.7(±6.2)8.4(±2.6)32.0(±4.3)
Kampala, 200214.9(±2.5)2.0(±0.8)67.1(±5.7)
Mpigi, 200212.9(±3.4)3.0(±1.0)58.7(±5.9)
United Republic of Tanzania
Arusha, 200311.5(±2.4)3.3(±1.8)70.2(±4.8)
Kilimanjaro, 200322.5(±3.2)7.3(±2.8)66.8(±3.6)
Dar Es Salaam, 200313.4(±2.0)3.3(±1.4)79.5(±3.1)
Zambia
Chongwe Luangwa, 200228.6(±3.3)11.7(±2.7)40.5(±6.1)
Lusaka, 200223.2(±3.7)11.5(±2.8)49.8(±6.6)
Kafue, 200222.8(±3.3)10.5(±2.8)34.9(±4.0)
Zimbabwe
Harare, 200327.9(±3.5)5.5(±1.4)43.7(±6.8)
Manicaland, 200333.7(±3.9)11.1(±3.5)34.8(±9.8
Matebeleland & Bulawayo, 200329.7(±4.1)8.0(±2.8)50.7(±11.7)
Region of the Americas41.0(±3.5)39.3(±2.6)80.4(±2.9)
Antigua and Barbuda
Country, 200418.6(±2.6)5.5(±1.5)72.3(±3.5)
Argentina
Buenos Aires, 200356.6(±2.3)28.0(±4.2)68.0(±4.3)
Capital Federal, 200356.8(±3.7)21.6(±3.5)65.8(±1.5)
Bahamas
Country, 200424.8(±3.6)4.3(±0.9)71.6(±6.5)
Barbados
Country, 200221.9(±3.0)6.8(±1.5)77.2(±4.8)
Belize
Country, 200231.8(±3.5)9.2(±2.1)52.2(±8.8)
Bolivia
Cochabamba, 200344.8(±2.0)15.7(±2.5)80.4(±3.1)
El Alto, 200340.2(±3.1)11.0(±1.3)77.6(±3.0)
La Paz, 200342.5(±2.6)10.9(±2.1)82.0(±3.2)
Oruro, 200341.4(±3.3)13.8(±4.0)79.1(±3.7)
Santa Cruz, 200347.1(±2.5)12.9(±2.4)80.7(±2.2)
Brazil
Alagoas, 200434.7(±4.2)9.4(±3.3)88.8(±2.7)
Aracaju, 200229.0(±4.2)7.6(±3.0)87.1(±2.8)
Boa Vista, 200436.5(±3.3)8.8(±3.5)84.2(±2.9)
Curitiba, 200238.0(±3.5)10.8(±3.0)84.2(±3.1)
Espirito Santo Vitoria, 200430.9(±4.2)6.9(±2.4)86.8(±2.5)
Florianopolis, 200440.0(±3.7)7.1(±1.4)85.3(±1.9)
Fortaleza, 200244.8(±6.4)10.8(±4.8)87.1(±3.9)
Goiania, 200234.5(±4.1)7.1(±2.9)86.2(±3.5)
Matto Grosso do Sul, 200236.9(±3.6)10.8(±2.9)88.1(±2.6)
Paraiba, 200233.1(±3.6)5.6(±2.1)88.3(±4.0)
Rio de Janeiro Public, 200539.0(±3.9)9.5(±2.9)86.4(±3.6)
Rio Grande do Norte, 200235.7(±4.4)6.9(±2.0)87.7(±2.6)
Rio Grande do Sul, 200247.7(±4.5)15.5(±4.3)83.3(±2.0)
Salvador, 200518.9(±3.4)3.9(±2.0)92.7(±2.4)
Sao Luis, 200435.0(±2.9)11.5(±2.8)85.5(±3.7)
Tocantins, 200235.0(±8.3)8.9(±3.0)89.6(±3.4)
Chile
Concepcion, 200356.6(±3.0)23.2(±6.6)76.0(±2.8)
Coquimbo, 200355.0(±4.2)18.7(±3.9)79.2(±3.4)
Santiago, 200367.2(±2.2)26.5(±4.1)71.1(±3.4)
Valparaiso, 200360.6(±2.8)23.0(±4.3)75.9(±3.1)
Colombia
Bogota, 200142.2(±2.2)24.2(±2.5)78.9(±2.1)
Costa Rica
Country, 200228.1(±2.0)81.6(±2.5)
Cuba
Havana, 200454.5(±3.7)10.8(±2.3)84.5(±2.6)
4 Additional Provinces, 200447.0(±5.2)7.3(±2.1)85.9(±4.4)
Dominica
Country, 200425.6(±3.3)9.5(±1.9)73.0(±4.2)
Dominican Republic
Country, 200424.0(±2.2)3.5(±1.0)85.8(±1.7)
Ecuador
Guayaquil, 200138.6(±2.4)8.5(±1.8)83.3(±2.7)
Quito, 200149.3(±2.7)15.8(±2.7)80.1(±3.5)
Zamora, 200146.3(±3.8)19.3(±4.2)81.5(±4.0)
El Salvador
Country, 200319.7(±5.2)11.4(±2.7)88.3(±3.0)
Grenada
Country, 200430.4(±3.3)6.8(±1.5)77.7(±3.7)
Guatemala
Chimal Tenago, 200218.3(±2.8)11.4(±3.6)83.5(±2.8)
Guatemala City, 200230.4(±3.1)13.3(±3.1)78.2(±3.3)
Guyana
Country, 200433.7(±3.6)4.6(±1.7)70.9(±6.2)
Haiti
Port au Prince, 200022.4(±7.1)13.4(±4.2)74.9(±6.2)
Honduras
San Pedro Sula La Ceiba, 200321.0(±5.9)15.4(±5.3)81.5(±4.1)
Tegucigalpa, 200326.0(±3.3)15.4(±4.1)82.1(±3.2)
Jamaica
Country, 20007.8(±2.0)70.6(±7.6)
Mexico
Chetumal, 200332.6(±3.2)61.7(±3.2)87.4(±2.7)
Chilpancingo, 200528.7(±2.6)48.5(±3.0)91.0(±1.8)
Cuernavaca, 200342.1(±3.1)63.6(±3.0)80.3(±2.7)
Culican, 200532.2(±3.3)48.0(±3.0)93.4(±1.9)
Durango, 200542.6(±4.3)51.9(±4.4)87.6(±2.5)
Guadalajara, 200342.7(±3.1)59.4(±3.5)84.4(±2.5)
Hermosillo, 200541.1(±3.2)50.2(±3.1)88.7(±2.4)
Juarez, 200350.1(±4.0)60.4(±3.0)86.6(±2.5)
Leon, 200548.5(±2.3)58.4(±3.2)88.8(±2.3)
Merida, 200536.9(±2.5)59.7(±3.7)85.9(±3.2)
Mexico City, 200354.1(±2.8)66.8(±4.3)43.5(±3.2)
Monterrey, 200547.4(±4.3)60.4(±4.2)84.7(±2.5)
Nuevo Laredo, 200344.0(±3.3)64.8(±4.1)87.2(±2.5)
Oaxaca, 200327.1(±3.2)53.3(±4.9)90.3(±2.0)
Puebla, 200347.8(±4.3)60.5(±5.4)82.4(±3.3)
Tapachula, 200323.7(±4.1)43.9(±4.7)91.5(±2.0)
Tepic, 200533.0(±2.7)49.1(±2.1)91.8(±1.4)
Tijuana, 200341.4(±2.5)55.1(±3.0)90.8(±1.6)
Toluca, 200543.4(±2.4)58.1(±4.1)84.7(±2.0)
Veracruz, 200535.2(±2.3)62.4(±3.1)88.5(±1.5)
Zacatecas, 200546.9(±3.7)53.8(±3.8)87.4(±2.2)
Montserrat
Country, 200013.3**3.1**88.3**
Nicaragua
Country, 200334.1(±2.2)16.4(±2.6)85.2(±1.5)
Panama
Country, 200225.5(±3.7)14.5(±3.4)80.5(±3.6)
Peru
Country, 200339.2(±3.6)14.3(±2.5)86.3(±2.2)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Country, 200216.3(±2.4)5.7(±1.8)77.1(±4.9)
Saint Lucia
Country, 200031.4(±2.5)7.6(±1.7)79.5(±3.8)
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
Country, 200030.8(±2.66.6(±1.1)70.5(±3.8)
Suriname
Country, 200449.5(±4.5)4.9(±1.6)91.0(±2.6)
Trinidad and Tobago
Country, 200038.4(±2.9)6.7(±1.3)84.7(±2.0)
United States
Country, 200051.2(±2.2)
Uruguay
Colonia, 200049.2(±4.7)12.9(±3.7)79.5(±6.4)
Maldonado, 200053.6(±4.1)20.2(±3.6)76.3(±4.2)
Montevideo, 200056.7(±3.7)25.4(±3.2)72.6(±2.8)
Rivera, 200051.9(±3.9)18.2(±3.7)81.9(±3.1)
US Virgin Islands
Country, 200424.9(±2.6)
Paraguay
Alto Parana, 200335.8(±3.4)10.5(±2.8)83.7(±2.5)
Amambay, 200335.6(±3.7)8.2(±1.5)86.1(±2.8)
Asuncion, 200335.6(±3.2)15.8(±2.1)78.0(±3.1)
Central, 200333.2(±1.9)9.8(±1.7)84.7(±2.2)
Venezuela
Barinas, 200332.1(±3.2)6.8(±1.5)90.3(±2.6)
Cojedes, 200337.9(±4.6)8.3(±3.1)89.4(±2.3)
Lara, 200339.4(±4.5)10.5(±2.7)85.5(±2.0)
Monagas, 200338.6(±3.7)7.4(±2.1)88.0(±3.0)
Nueva Esparta, 200141.7(±4.3)6.8(±2.1)85.9(±2.8)
Tachira, 200139.4(±3.1)10.2(±2.6)92.1(±2.9)
Yaracuy state, 200136.7(±3.3)10.8(±2.2)88.1(±1.6
Zulia, 200140.7(±6.1)12.5(±2.9)85.0(±4.6)
Virgin Islands (British)
Country, 200113.4(±3.9)3.6(±1.9)79.5(±6.9)
Eastern Mediterranean Region35.6(±3.7)6.9(±1.9)82.8(±2.8)
Afghanistan
Kabul, 200429.7(±5.7)21.8(±6.5)83.9(±3.5)
Other Provinces, 200423.7(±5.2)16.7(±4.1)68.6(±7.1)
Bahrain
Country, 200231.7(±2.0)7.3(±2.2)82.7(±2.2)
Djibouti
Country, 200337.4(±4.2)10.9(±2.3)72.1(±4.4)
Egypt
Country, 200143.3(±5.4)4.6(±1.4)88.5(±3.2)
Gaza Strip-West Bank
Gaza Strip, 200047.1(±3.2)
West Bank, 200057.2(±2.3)17.0(±2.0)82.5(±1.9)
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Country, 200333.3(±2.1)4.6(±1.1)89.5(±1.5)
Jordan
Country, 200353.3(±2.2)20.6(±2.3)75.5(±2.7)
Kuwait
Country, 200136.0(±1.9)8.7(±1.4)83.2(±1.5)
Lebanon
Country, 200167.7(±4.3)12.9(±1.5)85.8(±1.9)
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Country, 200331.4(±4.0)4.7(±1.5)77.3(±3.5)
Morocco
Country, 200125.2(±2.2)4.9(±1.0)78.0(±2.3)
Oman
Country, 200220.4(±5.1)6.5(±5.1)88.0(±2.7)
Pakistan
Islamabad, 200320.3(±3.6)3.9(±3.0)94.5(±1.9)
Lahore, 200330.4(±9.1)6.7(±9.4)96.9(±1.2)
Quetta, 200437.0(±5.6)4.5(±2.0)93.4(±2.3)
Qatar
Country, 200426.6(±2.3)7.7(±1.1)84.8(±1.5)
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, 200117.6(±3.8)7.0(±1.1)76.6(±2.4)
Somalia
Somaliland, 200448.8(±12.1)24.0(±11.2)78.0(±7.8)
Sudan
Country, 200122.5(±2.9)4.6(±2.2)78.0(±3.0)
Syrian Arab Republic
Country, 200252.1(±3.4)5.1(±1.0)80.0(±3.9)
Tunisia
Country, 200151.2(±3.2)10.3(±1.8)87.0(±1.0)
United Arab Emirates
Country, 200228.0(±2.2)6.9(±1.6)72.1(±2.6)
Yemen
Country, 200343.1(±2.0)6.3(±0.8)78.1(±1.2)
European Region59.6(±2.7)17.5(±2.6)82.1(±2.0)
Albania
Country, 200446.3(±3.3)3.7(±1.0)93.7(±0.7)
Armenia
Country, 200467.8(±3.3)7.2(±1.8)90.3(±2.2)
Belarus
Country, 200459.8(±2.1)23.5(±1.8)86.4(±1.3)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 200368.8(±2.5)13.5(±3.1)86.1(±2.3)
Republic of Srpska, 200360.5(±2.1)13.3(±3.5)87.7(±2.7)
Bulgaria
Country, 200275.5(±2.4)41.6(±4.2)62.5(±2.6)
Croatia (Hrvatska)
Country, 200359.6(±3.5)15.2(±2.1)73.5(±3.2)
Czech Republic
Country, 200253.7(±2.7)32.9(±3.7)68.0(±2.0)
Estonia
Country, 200358.7(±2.4)27.6(±3.2)78.3(±2.1)
Georgia
Country, 200373.0(±2.4)9.5(±1.5)76.1(±2.1)
Greece
Athens, 200469.8(±4.0)11.2(±1.6)83.1(±2.7)
Hungary
Country, 200357.4(±2.9)25.8(±3.8)69.7(±2.9)
Kazakhstan
Country, 200453.8(±2.4)9.4(±1.8)89.9(±1.1)
Kyrgyzstan
Country, 200437.1(±5.9)5.7(±2.0)91.1(±1.8)
Latvia
Country, 200263.4(±3.5)30.5(±2.9)77.3(±2.9)
Lithuania
Country, 200558.1(±3.0)27.6(±3.4)66.1(±2.5)
Macedonia
Country, 200365.9(±3.5)13.1(±3.3)86.7(±3.3)
Poland
Country, 200358.5(±2.6)17.0(±2.7)75.0(±2.1)
Republic of Moldova
Country, 200450.2(±2.5)10.7(±2.3)92.4(±1.2)
Romania
Country, 200463.7(±2.6)14.0(±1.8)86.1(±2.7)
Russian Federation
Moscow, 199962.5(±1.8)34.9(±2.7)71.0(±2.1)
Sarov, 200256.4(±3.2)37.5(±4.4)77.6(±2.8)
Serbia and Montenegro
Montenegro, 200464.5(±3.0)11.0(±2.1)87.7(±2.6)
Republic of Serbia, 200370.8(±2.1)16.9(±2.7)79.0(±2.6)
Slovakia
Country, 200355.1(±2.3)24.1(±2.1)75.6(±2.0)
Slovenia
Country, 200346.5(±2.2)18.0(±2.8)71.5(±3.0)
Tajikistan
Country, 200429.4(±3.8)2.6(±1.4)93.2(±2.9)
Turkey
Country, 200359.8(±1.2)5.4(±0.7)91.4(±0.7)
Ukraine
Country, 200562.1(±2.0)24.3(±2.5)83.1(±1.5)
South East Asia Region43.5(±3.5)7.0(±1.7)75.3(±1.2)
Bangladesh
Dhaka, 200433.5(±3.0)3.1(±1.2)94.4(±1.3)
Bhutan
Country, 200417.8(±2.5)4.5(±1.9)19.8(±7.9)
India
Country, 200474.8(±1.2)
Indonesia
Bekasi, 20047.9(±1.4)20.4(±2.6)87.0(±2.2)
Jakarta, 200466.7(±3.8)15.7(±3.2)84.8(±3.4)
Medan, 200474.5(±3.4)17.8(±3.0)85.9(±2.7)
Maldives
Rural, 200452.2(±4.7)6.7(±1.8)92.8(±2.0)
Urban, 200340.3(±4.0)13.2(±3.5)89.5(±2.8)
Nepal
Biratnagar, 200452.0(±7.2)64.7(±5.5)
Mahendranagar and Dhangad, 200456.7(±3.3)68.1(±5.3)
Sri Lanka
Country, 200341.2(±3.9)3.6(±1.0)93.0(±1.8)
Western Pacific Region59.7(±2.9)5.1(±1.1)72.9(±2.2)
American Samoa
Country, 200543.2(±4.0)
Cambodia
Country, 200343.9(±6.6)2.9(±1.8)82.9(±3.4)
China
Chongqing, 199977.2(±4.0)5.7(±0.9)55.7(±2.7)
Guangdong, 199960.0(±2.7)3.3(±0.6)64.3(±2.1)
Puyang, 200568.1(±3.9)4.8(±1.6)64.2(±8.0)
Shandong, 199960.2(±3.3)2.1(±0.6)63.1(±2.1)
Shanghai, 200575.3(±2.5)2.1(±0.6)58.7(±2.6)
Tianjin, 200569.6(±2.6)6.2(±1.3)61.3(±4.8)
Zhuhai, 200564.2(±3.1)5.7(±1.2)57.2(±2.6)
Cook Islands
Country, 200353.6(±4.3)26.0(±3.8)75.7(±4.8)
Fiji
Country, 199945.1(±3.6)10.2(±3.5)54.0(±8.2)
Guam
Country, 2002
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Luang Prabang Province, 200342.4(±4.6)2.2(±1.1)55.9(±4.3)
Savannakhet, 200354.3(±3.0)5.1(±1.9)50.6(±3.8)
Vientiane Municipality, 200346.3(±4.5)3.0(±1.1)60.2(±5.3)
Vientiane Province, 200353.0(±6.7)5.4(±2.1)48.4(±5.8)
Macau
Macau, 200155.4(±4.8)8.5(±2.2)58.1(±3.0)
Malaysia
Country, 200479.5(±3.1)
Micronesia
Kosrae, 200054.1(±6.0)
Pohnpei, 200054.4(±3.7)
Mongolia
Country, 200358.2(±2.7)8.9(±2.2)83.2(±1.7)
Northern Mariana
Country, 200460.3(±2.8)
Palau
Country, 200041.0(±4.9)
Philippines
Country, 200455.1(±2.5)9.1(±2.0)90.5(±1.9)
Singapore
Country, 200036.4(±1.4)
Viet Nam
Denang, 200365.7(±4.9)4.6(±1.0)87.5(±2.6)
Haiphong, 200353.7(±5.3)2.8(±1.2)86.2(±2.2)
Hanoi, 200356.1(±11.0)3.0(±2.7)91.7(±2.2)
Hochiminh, 200360.6(±4.8)3.4(±1.4)89.1(±3.2)
Tuenquang, 200347.5(±5.8)5.3(±3.2)85.8(±4.2)