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Summary of New Zealand Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) for Ages 13-15

The Global Youth Tobacco Survey in New Zealand was a 2007 school-based study targeting students aged 13-15 in grades 7-11. It employed a two-stage cluster sampling design, with a response rate of 73.3% at the school level, 100% at the class level, and 83.3% at the student level, resulting in an overall 61.1% participation and involving 1,310 students.

The survey assessed tobacco use prevalence, access, exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS), cessation attempts, media influences, and school-based factors. Key highlights include:

• High prevalence of tobacco use: 46.0% of students ever smoked cigarettes (males: 43.0%, females: 48.9%); 20.1% current users of any tobacco product (males: 15.3%, females: 25.2%).
• Access and availability: 88.3% of smokers purchased cigarettes without age-related refusal; 25.5% smoked at home.
• SHS exposure: 37.0% lived in homes with others smoking; 64.5% were exposed to smoke outside home.
• Cessation: 48.5% of current smokers wanted to quit; 65.1% tried to stop in the past year.
• School factors: 59.8% learned about smoking dangers in class; 41.2% discussed age-related smoking reasons.

The survey indicated that nearly one-fifth of students use tobacco, with females being more prone to initiation, and moderate SHS exposure with potential health impacts.