Table 1

Changes in lifetime cigarette smoking prevalence and current cigarette smoking (past 30 days) among Hungarian adolescents aged 13–16 years, 2010–2020

SurveyYear (n; nC)Lifetime cigarette smoking prevalence
% (95% CI)
Percentage point difference from survey series start to end yearCurrent cigarette smoking prevalence
% (95% CI)
Percentage point difference from survey series start to end year
GYTS2012 (3844; 3051)57.0% (55.2% to 58.8%)24.0 pp27.0% (25.4% to 28.6%)15.0 pp
2013 (4018; 2905)46.0% (44.2% to 47.8%)(95% CI 21.5 to 26.5, Z=18.1, p<0.0001, h=0.5)24.0% (22.5% to 25.5%)(95% CI 13.0 to 17.0, Z=14.1, p<0.0001, h=0.4)
2016 (3798; 2659)39.0% (37.1% to 40.9%)16.0% (14.3% to 17.7%)
2020 (3766; 2636)33.0% (31.2% to 34.8%)12.0% (10.3% to 13.7%)
ESPAD2011 (3062, 2143)66.0% (64.0% to 68.0%)13.0 pp37.0% (35.0% to 39.0%)9.0 pp
2015 (2735; 1914)55.0% (52.8% to 57.2%)(95% CI 9.9 to 16.2, Z=8.1, p<0.0001, h=0.3)29.0% (27.0% to 31.0%)(95% CI 6.5 to 11.5, Z=5.8, p<0.0001, h=0.2)
2019 (2355; 1648)53.0% (51.0% to 55.0%)28.0% (25.9% to 30.1%)
HBSC2010 (2250; 1575)63.0% (60.6% to 65.4%)21.5 pp27.8% (25.6% to 30.0%)4.8 pp
2014 (1510; 1057)46.5% (43.5% to 49.5%)(95% CI 17.8 to 25.2, Z=11.1, p<0.0001, h=0.4)29.2% (26.5% to 31.9%)(95% CI 1.5 to 8.1, Z=2.8, p<0.001, h=0.1)
2018 (1627; 1139)41.5% (38.4% to 44.4%)23.0% (20.5% to 25.4%)
  • Current cigarette smoking denotes smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days.

  • ESPAD, European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs; GYTS, Global Youth Tobacco Survey; HBSC, Health Behaviour in School-aged Children; n, sample size; nC, corrected sample size; pp, percentage point.