Based on the results of the
2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey:1
One of two (50% of all students surveyed)
Middle School students and three of four (75%
of all students surveyed) High School students have already
tried using tobacco.
One in four (23.3%) middle school
students are current smokers.
One in three (31.6%) high school students
are current smokers.
The percentage of middle school students who are current
smokers is increasing:
Year
Percentage
of middle school students who are current smokers
1997
17.6%
2001
19.3%
2003
23.3%
One in twelve (14.7%) middle school
students smoked a whole cigarette before the
age of 11
81.5% of high school students who
are current smokers tried to quit smoking in the past
12 months;
majority failed to quit. This indicates that already, these
young people are addicted to tobacco.
The Youth Tobacco Survey 2002 highlights the determinants
of smoking among Guam’s youth:
1 2003 Youth Risk Behavior
Survey; Department of Education and Department of Public
Health and Social Services
Congratulations to the ACS 2006 Great American Smoke Out Youth Creation Competition Winners! See all winning entries for the Elementary, Middle School, and High School divisions. Read more about the competition.
Annual Summer Swim Program
Promoting healthy, tobacco-free summer action for youth.
20 June - 28 July, Hagatna Pool
Call 477-9079 for more information.
Youth: be part of the solution! Join
the Youth for Youth Organization,
a youth-led, youth-driven prevention program that empowers
young people to make healthy choices.
Call
Gayle Osborn at 477-9079, or come to the YFY meetings
every Friday at the PEACE office in Hagatna.
What works best to reduce smoking among
youth?
1.
Raising tobacco prices through
higher taxes
2.
Making all public places smoke-free
3.
Having smoke-free role models, especially
parents and teachers
