Smoking Habits among Italian Adolescents: What Has Changed in the Last Decade?
Table 1
Comparison between the 2010 HBSC and the GYTS. Percent prevalence (95% CI) stratified by age and gender of students who reported having tried smoking or who smoked every day.
Item
Tried smoking
Smoke every day
Survey (2010)
HBSC
GYTS
HBSC
GYTS
Questions and answers used for comparison between HBSC and GYTS
“Have you ever smoked tobacco? (at least one cigarette, cigar or pipe)” Yes
“Have you ever tried or experimented with cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs?” Yes
“How often do you smoke tobacco at present?” Every day
“During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke cigarettes?” All 30 days
Prevalence (95% CI)
Age (yrs)
11
4.0 (2.7–5.8)
—
0.3 (0.1–0.7)
—
13∧
22.5 (19.9–25.4)
29.0 (22.5–36.3)
1.8 (1.2–2.7)
1.6 (0.7–3.7)
14
—
50.3 (41.1–59.5)
—
8.0 (5.5–11.4)
15∧
52.4 (49.3–55.6)
60.3 (52.7–67.3)
15.8 (13.7–18.1)
12.7 (9.1–17.5)
Gender (11-year-olds surveyed in the HBSC survey not included)
Male∧
38.2 (35.1–41.4)
45.1 (39.4–50.9)
8.2 (6.8–9.9)
5.8 (4.0–8.5)
Female∧°
35.5 (32.5–38.6)
°
46.7 (39.6–53.9)
°
8.8 (7.2–10.7)
8.3 (5.4–12.4)
There were no significant differences between the results of the two surveys for any of the feasible comparisons, except for females for tried smoking analysis°.
