ITA_2022_GYTS_v01_M DDI_ITA_2022_GYTS_v01_M Melanie Cowan 2025-01-08 Nesstar Publisher Version 1.0 (January 2025). Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2022 GYTS 2022 ITA_2022_GYTS_v01 National Institute of Health Ministries of Health and Education Nesstar Publisher World Health Organization US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention NCD Surveillance, Monitoring and Reporting Team Global Youth Tobacco Survey This is the fourth GYTS conducted by Italy. Public-use dataset adolescents noncommunicable diseases risk factors health surveys tobacco Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) The GYTS is a school-based survey which uses a self-administered questionnaire to monitor tobacco use among youth and to guide the implementation and evaluation of tobacco prevention and control programmes. Italy National Individuals School-going adolescents aged 13-15 years. Sample survey data [ssd] self-administered All data processing (scanning, cleaning, editing, and weighting) was conducted at the US Centers for Disease Control. The overall response rate was 52.5%. The data is being distributed without warranty of any kind. The responsibility for the use of the data lies with the user. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for damages arising from its use. ITA2022_GYTS.NSDstat National public-use dataset 2334 86 Nesstar 200801 finalwgt 2334 0 1 2334 Custom age How old are you? 2333 1 1 11 years old or younger 3 2 12 years old 4 3 13 years old 689 4 14 years old 758 5 15 years old 622 6 16 years old 240 7 17 years old or older 17 Sysmiss 1 Sex Are you a boy or a girl? 2324 10 1 male 1241 2 female 1083 Sysmiss 10 Grade 2323 11 1 Grade 3, Middle school 1066 2 Grade 1, High school 683 3 Grade 2, High school 574 Sysmiss 11 Weekly spending money 2329 5 1 I usually don't have any spending money 466 2 Less than 10 Euro 355 3 10 Euro to 20 Euro 936 4 21 Euro to 30 Euro 285 5 More than 30 Euro 287 Sysmiss 5 Mother's education 2322 12 1 Elementary or middle school diploma 362 2 High school diploma 947 3 Bachelor's degree 667 4 Don't know 346 Sysmiss 12 Father's education 2311 23 1 Elementary or middle school diploma 506 2 High school diploma 933 3 Bachelor's degree 473 4 Don't know 399 Sysmiss 23 Tried smoking Have you ever tried or experimented with cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs? 2301 33 1 Yes 763 2 No 1538 Sysmiss 33 Age first cigarette How old were you when you first tried a cigarette? 2314 20 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1563 2 7 years old or younger 16 3 8 or 9 years old 24 4 10 or 11 years old 61 5 12 or 13 years old 322 6 14 or 15 years old 310 7 16 years old or older 18 Sysmiss 20 Smoked past 30 days During the past 30 days (one month), on how many days did you smoke cigarettes? 2257 77 1 0 days 1882 2 1 or 2 days 146 3 3 to 5 days 60 4 6 to 9 days 43 5 10 to 19 days 46 6 20 to 29 days 38 7 All 30 days 42 Sysmiss 77 Cigarettes per day How many cigarettes did you usually smoke in the past month during one day? 2278 56 1 I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days (one month) 1890 2 Less than 1 cigarette per day 130 3 1 cigarette per day 94 4 2 to 5 cigarettes per day 116 5 6 to 10 cigarettes per day 37 6 11 to 20 cigarettes per day 9 7 More than 20 cigarettes per day 2 Sysmiss 56 Hand-rolled cigs smoked in past 30 days of all cigs smoked 2330 4 1 I have never smoked a cigarette 1774 2 None 367 3 Some 142 4 More than half 15 5 All or nearly all 32 Sysmiss 4 Tried other tobacco Have you ever tried or experimented with any form of smoked tobacco products other than cigarettes (such as cigars, cigarillos, pipe, waterpipes /hookah /shisha/ narguileh)? 2300 34 1 yes 321 2 no 1979 Sysmiss 34 Used other tobacco past month During the past 30 days, did you use any form of smoked tobacco products other than cigarettes (such as cigars, cigarillos, pipe, waterpipes/hookah/shisha/narguileh)? 2304 30 1 yes 119 2 no 2185 Sysmiss 30 Smoking first thing morning Do you ever have a cigarette or feel like having a cigarette first thing in the morning? 2327 7 1 I don't smoke tobacco 1338 2 No, when I get up in the morning I don't smoke cigarette as the first and I do not have such a desire 783 3 Yes, I sometimes as the first in the morning smoke a cigarette or have such a desire. 174 4 Yes, as the first in the morning I always smoke a cigarette and have always such desire. 32 Sysmiss 7 How soon feel strong desire How soon after you smoke tobacco do you start to feel a strong desire to smoke again that is hard to ignore? 2320 14 1 I don't smoke tobacco 1636 2 I never feel a strong desire to smoke again after smoking tobacco 450 3 Within 60 minutes 55 4 1 to 2 hours 54 5 More than 2 hours to 4 hours 29 6 More than 4 hours but less than one full day 30 7 1 to 3 days 32 8 4 days or more 34 Sysmiss 14 Tried smokeless tobacco Have you ever tried or experimented with any form of smokeless tobacco products (such as chewing, sniffing, placing the product between the teeth and gum, or application to the skin)? 2313 21 1 Yes 79 2 No 2234 Sysmiss 21 Smokeless tobacco past month During the past 30 days, did you use any form of smokeless tobacco products ,such as snuff, hewing tobacco, dipping tobacco, etc.? 2313 21 1 Yes 29 2 No 2284 Sysmiss 21 Tried e-cigs 2290 44 1 Yes 821 2 No 1469 Sysmiss 44 Electronic cigarettes past month During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use electronic cigarettes? 2309 25 1 0 days 1836 2 1 or 2 days 230 3 3 to 5 days 103 4 6 to 9 days 55 5 10 to 19 days 40 6 20 to 29 days 23 7 All 30 days 22 Sysmiss 25 Predominant user of e-cigs in past 30 days 2329 5 1 No, I have not used an electronic cigarette in the past 30 days 1900 2 Yes, with nicotine in crystals or salts 50 3 Yes, with liquid nicotine 116 4 Yes, without nicotine 126 5 Yes, both without and with nicotine 73 6 Yes, but I don't know if with or without nicotine 64 Sysmiss 5 Flavourings of e-cigs used 2307 27 1 I have never used electronic cigarettes 1611 2 Tobacco flavors 32 3 Sweet and creamy flavors 122 4 Fruity flavors 268 5 Drink and beverage flavors 27 6 Fresh and mentholated flavors 128 7 I don't know 119 Sysmiss 27 Using e-cigs now vs before pandemic 2329 5 1 I never used e-cigarettes 1656 2 I do not use e-cigarettes now 284 3 More than before 232 4 About the same as before 98 5 Less than before 59 Sysmiss 5 Tried heated tobacco products (HTP) 2297 37 1 Yes 562 2 No 1735 Sysmiss 37 Days used heated tobacco prodcuts in past 30 days 2296 38 1 0 days 1945 2 1 or 2 days 177 3 3 to 5 days 63 4 6 to 9 days 38 5 10 to 19 days 28 6 20 to 29 days 14 7 All 30 days 31 Sysmiss 38 Using tobacco, cigarettes or heated tobacco products now vs before pandemic 2327 7 1 I never smoked tobacco, smoked cigarettes, or used Heated Tobacco Products 1738 2 I do not smoke tobacco, smoke cigarettes, or use Heated Tobacco Products now 262 3 More than before 202 4 About the same as before 78 5 Less than before 47 Sysmiss 7 Want to stop smoking now Do you want to stop smoking now? 2326 8 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1625 2 I do not smoke now 415 3 Yes 94 4 No 192 Sysmiss 8 Tried stop smoking last year During the past 12 months, did you ever try to stop smoking? 2322 12 1 I have never smoked 1657 2 I did not smoke during the past 12 months 146 3 Yes 262 4 No 257 Sysmiss 12 Stop smoking if wanted to Do you think you would be able to stop smoking if you wanted to? 2326 8 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1594 2 I don't smoke now 228 3 Yes 453 4 No 51 Sysmiss 8 Received help/advice stop smoking Have you ever received help or advice to help you stop smoking? (SELECT ONLY ONE RESPONSE) 2323 11 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1671 2 Yes, from a program or professional 17 3 Yes, from a friend 125 4 Yes, from a family member 60 5 Yes, from both programs or professionals and from friends or family members 19 6 No 431 Sysmiss 11 Think about quitting e-cigarettes 2322 12 1 I think it is useful 860 2 I think it is useless 745 3 I don't know 717 Sysmiss 12 Think about quitting heated tobacco products 2323 11 1 I think it is useful 436 2 I think it is useless 1025 3 I don't know 862 Sysmiss 11 Days people smoked in your presence in your home During the past 7 days, on how many days has anyone smoked inside your home, in your presence? 2319 15 1 0 days 1238 2 1-2 days 493 3 3-4 days 174 4 5-6 days 93 5 7 days 321 Sysmiss 15 Someone smoked in your presence in a private car in past 7 days 2301 33 1 Yes 580 2 No 1721 Sysmiss 33 Days people smoked in your presence in enclosed public spaces During the past 7 days, on how many days has anyone smoked in your presence, inside any enclosed public place, other than your home (such as school, shops, cafes, restaurants, shopping malls, etc.)? 2330 4 1 0 days 1257 2 1-2 days 519 3 3-4 days 293 4 5-6 days 107 5 7 days 154 Sysmiss 4 Days people smoked open public During the past 7 days, on how many days has anyone smoked in your presence, at any outdoor public place (such as playgrounds, sidewalks, entrances to buildings, parks, swimming pools, etc)? 2327 7 1 0 592 2 1 to 2 662 3 3 to 4 446 4 5 to 6 236 5 7 391 Sysmiss 7 People smoke in school During the past 30 days, did you see anyone smoke inside the school building or outside on school property? 2298 36 1 yes 1390 2 no 908 Sysmiss 36 See teachers, students or other people smoking in school 2324 10 1 About every day 218 2 Sometimes 548 3 Never 1273 4 Don't know 285 Sysmiss 10 See teachers, students or other people smoking outside school 2327 7 1 About every day 540 2 Sometimes 823 3 Never 738 4 Don't know 226 Sysmiss 7 Think other people smoking is harmful Do you think that smoke of cigarettes which others are smoking is hazardous for you? 2303 31 1 Definitely not 94 2 Probably not 185 3 Probably yes 756 4 Definitely yes 1268 Sysmiss 31 Think emissions from e-cigs and heated tobacco products are harmful 2329 5 1 Definitely not 207 2 Probably not 476 3 Probably yes 929 4 Definitely yes 717 Sysmiss 5 Banning smoking public places Are you in favor of banning smoking at outdoor public places ,such as a park, a beach, playgrounds, building entrances, public transport stops, walking down the street, etc.? 2296 38 1 Yes 1277 2 No 1019 Sysmiss 38 How obtained cigarettes last time in past 30 days 2314 20 1 I did not smoke any cigarettes during the past 30 days 1851 2 I bought them in a bar or tobacconist or street vendor 121 3 I bought them from a vending machine 61 4 I gave someone else money to buy them for me 31 5 A relative/friend offered me cigarettes 169 6 I got them from someone else 43 7 I got them some other way 38 Sysmiss 20 Unable to buy cigarettes because of age in past 30 days 2323 11 1 I did not try to buy cigarettes or tobacco during the past 30 days 2025 2 Yes, someone refused to sell me cigarettes or tobacco because of my age 86 3 No, my age did not keep me from buying cigarettes or tobacco 212 Sysmiss 11 Ever bought smuggled cigarettes 2313 21 1 Yes 113 2 No 2200 Sysmiss 21 How bought cigarettes last time in past 30 days 2322 12 1 I did not buy cigarettes during the past 30 days 2060 2 I bought them in a pack 204 3 I bought individual sticks (singles) 20 4 I bought tobacco and rolled my own 38 Sysmiss 12 How much is pack of 20 cigarettes 2320 14 1 Less than 4 euros 113 2 4 - 5 euros 838 3 5.01 - 6 euros 840 4 Over 6 euros 173 5 I do not know 356 Sysmiss 14 How obtained e-cigarettes last time in past 30 days 2326 8 1 I did not use any e-cigarettes during the past 30 days 1846 2 I bought them in an authorized seller (bar, tobacconist, specialized shop, pharmacy, newsstand) 84 3 I bought them on the internet 23 4 I gave someone else money to buy them for me 39 5 A relative/friend offered me e-cigarettes 258 6 I got them from someone else 41 7 I got them some other way 35 Sysmiss 8 Unable to buy e-cigarettes because of age in past 30 days 2307 27 1 I did not buy e-cigarettes or refills during the past 30 days 2079 2 Yes 57 3 No 171 Sysmiss 27 How obtained heated tobacco products last time in past 30 days 2327 7 1 I did not use any Heated Tobacco Products (HTP) during the past 30 days 1985 2 I bought them in a bar or tobacconist 65 3 I bought them from a vending machine 28 4 I gave someone else money to buy them for me 15 5 A relative/friend offered me HTP 187 6 I got them from someone else 30 7 I got them some other way 17 Sysmiss 7 Unable to buy heated tobacco products because of age in past 30 days 2322 12 1 I did not buy Heated Tobacco Products (HTP) during the past 30 days 2127 2 Yes 44 3 No 151 Sysmiss 12 Anti-tobacco media messages During the past 30 days, did you see or hear any anti-tobacco media messages on television, radio, internet, billboards, posters, newspapers, magazines, or movies? 2310 24 1 yes 1004 2 no 1306 Sysmiss 24 Anti-tobacco messages events During the past 30 days, did you see or hear any anti-tobacco messages at sports events, fairs, concerts, or community events, or social gatherings? 2327 7 1 I did not go to sports events, fairs, concerts, or community events, or social gatherings in the past 30 days 1071 2 yes 360 3 no 896 Sysmiss 7 Health warnings on cigarette packages During the past 30 days, did you see any health warnings on cigarette packages? 2320 14 1 Yes, but I didn't think much of them 848 2 Yes, and they led me to think about quitting smoking or not starting smoking 764 3 No 708 Sysmiss 14 Noticed help line on cigarette packages during past 30 days 2311 23 1 Yes, but I didn't call it 555 2 Yes, and I called it 52 3 No 1704 Sysmiss 23 Taught dangers of tobacco During the past 12 months, were you taught in any of your classes about the dangers of tobacco use? 2322 12 1 yes 1203 2 no 791 3 do not know 328 Sysmiss 12 See people using tobacco TV During the past 30 days, did you see any people using tobacco when you watched TV, videos, or movies? 2326 8 1 I did not watch TV, videos, or movies in the past 30 days 201 2 Yes 1956 3 No 169 Sysmiss 8 Saw celebrities smoking in videos on web or social networks in past 30 days 2321 13 1 I did not watch videos and see photos on the web or on social networks in the past 30 days 157 2 Yes 1702 3 No 462 Sysmiss 13 Saw cigarettes brand names when watching sports or other programs on TV in past 30 days 2325 9 1 I did not watch TV in the past 30 days; correct translation in Italian version 243 2 Yes 472 3 No 1610 Sysmiss 9 See tobacco advertisements During the past 30 days, did you see any advertisements or promotions for tobacco products at points of sale (such as grocery stores, shops, kiosks, etc.)? 2318 16 1 I did not visit any points of sale in the past 30 days 598 2 Yes 534 3 No 1186 Sysmiss 16 Saw ads for heated tobacco products or e-cigarettes in past 30 days 2263 71 1 yes 752 2 no 1511 Sysmiss 71 Wear/use tobacco name Would you ever use or wear something that has a tobacco company or tobacco product name or picture on it such as a lighter, t-shirt, hat, or sunglasses? 2326 8 1 yes 366 2 maybe 653 3 no 1307 Sysmiss 8 Tobacco brand logo Do you have something (for example, t-shirt, pen, backpack) with a tobacco product brand logo on it? 2258 76 1 yes 125 2 no 2133 Sysmiss 76 Been offered free tobacco by tobacco company rep Has a person working for a tobacco company ever offered you a free tobacco product? 2298 36 1 yes 136 2 no 2162 Sysmiss 36 Would smoke cigarette if offered by best friend 2326 8 1 Definitely not 1369 2 Probably not 314 3 Probably yes 395 4 Definitely yes 248 Sysmiss 8 Would smoke e-cigarette if offered by best friend 2327 7 1 Definitely not 1124 2 Probably not 254 3 Probably yes 564 4 Definitely yes 385 Sysmiss 7 Would smoke heated tobacco product if offered by best friend 2327 7 1 Definitely not 1430 2 Probably not 236 3 Probably yes 400 4 Definitely yes 261 Sysmiss 7 Will smoke cigarette in next 12 months 2329 5 1 Definitely not 1397 2 Probably not 306 3 Probably yes 341 4 Definitely yes 285 Sysmiss 5 Will use e-cigarette in next 12 months 2327 7 1 Definitely not 1294 2 Probably not 326 3 Probably yes 436 4 Definitely yes 271 Sysmiss 7 Will use heated tobacco product in next 12 months 2307 27 1 Definitely not 1519 2 Probably not 272 3 Probably yes 326 4 Definitely yes 190 Sysmiss 27 Difficult to quit smoking Once someone has started smoking tobacco, do you think it would be difficult for them to quit? 2325 9 1 Definitely not 124 2 Probably not 122 3 Probably yes 1369 4 Definitely yes 710 Sysmiss 9 Smoking helps feel comfortable socially Does cigarette smoking help people to feel more comfortable or more uncomfortable at celebrations, parties or other social gatherings? 2306 28 1 More comfortable 1045 2 Less comfortable 198 3 No difference from non-smokers 1063 Sysmiss 28 Agree or disagree with statement - I think I might enjoy smoking a cigarette 2310 24 1 Strongly agree 124 2 Agree 625 3 Disagree 926 4 Strongly disagree 635 Sysmiss 24 Parents smoke 2328 6 1 None 1331 2 Both 329 3 Father only (or male legal tutor) 431 4 Mother only (or female legal tutor) 202 5 Don't know 35 Sysmiss 6 Close friends smoke 2323 11 1 None of them 990 2 Some of them 971 3 Most of them 306 4 All of them 56 Sysmiss 11 Think young people who smoke have more friends 2316 18 1 More friends 499 2 Less friends 162 3 No difference from non-smokers 1655 Sysmiss 18 Smoking people more attractive Do you think smoking tobacco makes young people look more or less attractive? 2312 22 1 345 2 688 3 1279 Sysmiss 22 Think smoking is harmful to health Do you think smoking tobacco is harmful to your health? 2309 25 1 Definitely not 53 2 Probably not 45 3 Probably yes 189 4 Definitely yes 2022 Sysmiss 25 Think using e-cigarettes is harmful to health 2301 33 1 Definitely not 95 2 Probably not 226 3 Probably yes 683 4 Definitely yes 1297 Sysmiss 33 Think using heated tobacco products is harmful to health 2311 23 1 Definitely not 91 2 Probably not 126 3 Probably yes 576 4 Definitely yes 1518 Sysmiss 23 Family member has spoken about harmful effects of cigarettes or HTPs or nicotine-based products 2288 46 1 Yes 1864 2 No 424 Sysmiss 46 Dentist has spoken about harmful effects of cigarettes or HTPs or nicotine-based products 2296 38 1 Yes 351 2 No 1486 3 I don't know/I don't remember 459 Sysmiss 38 Discussed in class why people your age smoke (in past 12 months) 2306 28 1 Yes 828 2 No 939 3 I don't know/I don't remember 539 Sysmiss 28 How many students in class smoke cigarettes 2299 35 1 Most of them 145 2 About half of them 193 3 Some of them 1367 4 None of them 594 Sysmiss 35 stratum 2334 0 202201001 1071 202202001 1263 psu 2334 0 1 2334