The survey was first conducted by WHO and the American CDC in 1998. The data collection is executed regularly in every country taking part in the project. Hungary joined the project in 2003. The GYTS Hungary provides data on prevalence of cigarette and other tobacco product use as well as information on five determinants of tobacco use: access/availability and price, secondhand smoke exposure, cessation, media and advertising, and school curriculum. These results are components Hungary could use in a comprehensive tobacco control program. The fifth Hungarian round of GYTS 2016 was a school-based survey of students in 7th, 8th and 9th grade.
We used a two-stage stratified cluster sample design that produced samples of students in grades 7, 8, or 9 associated with children aged 13-15 years. Sampling frame included all Hungarian schools with any identified grades stratified by grades and settlement categories representing different urban and rural areas in Hungary. In the first stage the probability of schools selected was proportional to the number of students enrolled in the specified grades and to the settlement category. In the second sampling stage, one class within the selected schools was selected randomly. The response rate of schools was 94%, a total of 3798 students from 244 classes completed the GYTS 2016 in Hungary.
Prevalence
75% of the students are non-smokers (Boys: 75%, Girls 75%)
32% have already tried smoking in their lifetime (Boys: 32%, Girls: 32% )
6,5% of the students are daily smokers (Boys: 6 %, Girls:7 %)
19% of the students are occasional smokers (Boys: 20%, Girls:19 %)
25,5% currently use some tobacco product (Boys: 25%, Girls:26 %)
5% currently daily cigarettes smokers (Boys: 4%, Girls: 6%)
18% smoked cigarettes during the past 30 days (=currently smoke cigarettes) (Boys: 16%, Girls: 20%)
2% smoked cigars during the past 30 days (Boys: 2%, Girls: 2%)
8% smoked hand-rolled cigarettes during the past 30 days (Boys: 7%, Girls 9%)
1,5% smoked tobacco in a pipe during the past 30 days (Boys: 2%, Girls: 1%)
9% used water-pipe during the past 30 days (Boys: 10 %, Girls: 8%)
11% of those who have already tried smoking initiated (cigarettes) smoking before age ten (Boys: 14%, Girls 8%)
14% think they will use any form of tobacco during the next 12 months (Boys: 12%, Girls: 16%)
Access and Availability
9% smoke at home
21% buy cigarettes in an supervised tobacco store
27% who bought cigarettes in a tobacco store were NOT refused purchase because of their age
Exposure to Secondhand Smoke (SHS)
19% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
36% are exposed to tobacco smoke in public enclosed places
99% think smoking should be banned from public places
72% think others’ smoke is harmful to them
45% have at least one parent who smoke
29% have a mother, who smokes
34% have a father who smokes
14% whose most or all friends smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
51% tried to stop smoking - at least once - during the past year
32% used any support to the cessation
15% always feel like having a cigarette first thing in the morning
Media and Advertising
45% saw anti-smoking media messages in TV during the past 30 days
20% saw anti-smoking media messages on billboards and posters during the past 30 days
17% saw anti-smoking media messages in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days
7% have something (t-shirt, pen, backpack, etc.) with a cigarette brand logo on it
54% saw anti-smoking media messages on internet in the past 30 days
93% saw actors smoking on TV, video, DVD or at the cinema during the past 30 days
Smoking at school
23% see their teachers smoking at school - in the area of school - during school hours, every day
24% see students smoking at school - in the area of school - during school hours, every day
Prevention
68% had participated in a school-based health promotion program about the harms of smoking
59% had been taught in class, during this school year, about the effects of smoking
8% based on their memories, talked to them about the smoking, in the kindergarten
Hungary has been party to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control since 2005. In recent years, the Government of Hungary has adopted and implemented a series of strong tobacco-control measures. The most important of these are the smoking ban in indoor public places and some outdoor public places, the significant tax increase on cigarettes, the inclusion of combined warnings (text and pictures) on cigarette packages, and the drastic reduction in the number of stores selling tobacco products. This case study focuses on the most important of these measures, namely, the smoking ban, which has resulted in decreases in the rates of smokers among the population and the rate of cigarette smoking; in addition, it has had a positive impact on employment in the hospitality industry and hospitality venues, and on the incomes of the hospitality industry and accommodation services.
The survey was first conducted by WHO and the American CDC in 1998. The data collection is executed regularly in every country taking part in the project (Hungary joined the project in 2003). GYTS Hungary provides data on prevalence of cigarette and other tobacco product use as well as information on five determinants of tobacco use: access/availability and price, secondhand smoke exposure, cessation, media and advertising, and school curriculum. These results are components Hungary could use in a comprehensive tobacco control program. The fourth Hungarian round of GYTS 2013 was a school-based survey of students in 7th, 8th and 9th grade. We used a two-stage stratified cluster sample design that produced samples of students in grades 7, 8, or 9 associated with children aged 13-15 years. Sampling frame included all Hungarian schools with any identified grades stratified by grades and settlement categories representing different urban and rural areas in Hungary. A total of 4 018 students completed the 2013 Hungary GYTS.
Prevalence
69,5% of the students are non-smokers (Boys: 67%, Girls 72%)
9,5% of the students are daily smokers (Boys: 11%, Girls 8%)
21% of the students are occasional smokers (Boys: 22%, Girls 20%)
30,5% currently use some tobacco product (Boys: 33%, Girls: 28%)
24% currently smoke cigarettes (Boys: 24%, Girls: 24%)
9% currently daily cigarettes smokers (Boys: 10%, Girls: 7%)
6% smoked cigars/mini-cigars during the past 30 days (Boys: 8%, Girls: 4%)
5% smoked cigarillos during the past 30 days (Boys: 7%, Girls: 4%)
14,5% smoked hand-rolled cigarettes during the past 30 days (Boys: 15%, Girls 13%)
4% smoked tobacco in a pipe during the past 30 days (Boys: 5%, Girls: 3%)
17% used water-pipe during the past 30 days (Boys: 20%, Girls: 13%)
2% used smokeless tobacco during the past 30 days (Boys: 3%, Girls: 1%)
21,5% of those who have already tried smoking initiated smoking before age ten (Boys: 26%, Girls 15%)
Access and Availability
13% smoke at home
20% buy cigarettes in an supervised tobacco store
50% who bought cigarettes in a tobacco store were NOT refused purchase because of their age
Exposure to Secondhand Smoke (SHS)
46% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
61% are exposed to tobacco smoke in public places
93% think smoking should be banned from public places
43% think others’ smoke is harmful to them
51% have at least one parent who smoke
34% have a mother, who smokes
39% have a father who smokes
24% whose most or all friends smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
42% want to stop smoking
61% tried to stop smoking during the past year
35% always feel like having a cigarette first thing in the morning
Media and Advertising
67% saw anti-smoking media messages in TV during the past 30 days
38% saw anti-smoking media messages on billboards and posters during the past 30 days
45% saw anti-smoking media messages in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30 days
11% have something (t-shirt, pen, backpack, etc.) with a cigarette brand logo on it
5% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
59% saw anti-smoking media messages on internet in the past 30 days
91% saw actors smoking on TV, video, DVD or at the cinema during the past 30 days
Smoking in school
15% see their teachers smoking at school, in the school building every day
15% during school hours see teachers smoking outdoors on school premises (e.g. school garden) every day
11,5% see students smoking in the school building during school hours every day
16% see students smoking outdoors on school premises (e.g. school garden) during school hours every day
Prevention
44% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers of smoking
33% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people their age smoke
E-cigarette
9% used e-cigarette during the past 30 days (Boys: 10%, Girls: 7%)
Hungary has been party to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control since 2005. In recent years, the Government of Hungary has adopted and implemented a series of strong tobacco-control measures. The most important of these are the smoking ban in indoor public places and some outdoor public places, the significant tax increase on cigarettes, the inclusion of combined warnings (text and pictures) on cigarette packages, and the drastic reduction in the number of stores selling tobacco products. This case study focuses on the most important of these measures, namely, the smoking ban, which has resulted in decreases in the rates of smokers among the population and the rate of cigarette smoking; in addition, it has had a positive impact on employment in the hospitality industry and hospitality venues, and on the incomes of the hospitality industry and accommodation services.
Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2012 (GYTS)
Hungary(Ages 13-15)
FACT SHEET
The survey was first conducted by WHO and the American CDC in 1998. The data collection is executed regularly in every country taking part in the project Hungary joined the project in 2003. GYTS Hungary provides data on prevalence of cigarette and other tobacco product use as well as information on five determinants of tobacco use: access/availability and price, secondhand smoke exposure, cessation, media and advertising, and school curriculum. These results are components Hungary could use in a comprehensive tobacco control program. The third Hungarian round of GYTS 2012 was a school-based survey of students in 7th, 8th and 9th grade. We used a two-stage stratified cluster sample design that produced samples of students in grades 7, 8, or 9 associated with children aged 13-15 years. Sampling frame included all Hungarian schools with any identified grades stratified by grades and settlement categories representing different urban and rural areas in Hungary. In the first stage the probability of schools selected was proportional to the number of students enrolled in the specified grades and to the settlement category. In the second sampling stage, one class within the selected schools was selected randomly. The school response rate was 94%, the class response rate was 99%, the student response rate was 88%. A total of 3,844 students completed the 2012 Hungary GYTS of which 2,325 (60%) were aged 13-15.
Prevalence
57% students have already smoked cigarettes (Boys: 61%, Girls 52%)
35% currently use some tobacco product (Boys: 41%, Girls: 30%)
27% currently smoke cigarettes (Boys: 31%, Girls: 23%)
