GYTSWPRO2007 Lao People's Democratic Republic All Schools 1 Region 4 (Vientiane Capital) -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent Q1 CR1 Have you ever tried or experimented with cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs? . Missing 31 . 1 Yes 259 10.6% 2 No 1,957 89.4% Q2 CR2 How old were you when you first tried a cigarette? . Missing 38 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1,994 91.3% 2 7 years old or younger 18 0.8% 3 8 or 9 years old 10 0.4% 4 10 or 11 years old 16 0.7% 5 12 or 13 years old 43 1.8% 6 14 or 15 years old 84 3.4% 7 16 years old or older 44 1.6% Q3 CR3 During the past 30 days (one month), on how many days did you smoke cigarettes? . Missing 55 . 1 0 days 2,072 95.1% 2 1 or 2 days 73 3.0% 3 3 to 5 days 15 0.6% 4 6 to 9 days 11 0.4% 5 10 to 19 days 7 0.3% 6 20 to 29 days 4 0.2% 7 All 30 days 10 0.4% Q4 LAR4 During the past 30 days (one month), on the days you smoked, how many cigarettes did you usually smoke? . Missing 63 . 1 I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days (one month) 2,062 94.9% 2 Less than 1 cigarette per day 46 1.9% 3 1 cigarette per day 41 1.8% 4 2 to 5 cigarettes per day 31 1.2% 5 6 to 10 cigarettes per day 1 0.0% 6 11 to 20 cigarettes per day 3 0.1% Q5 LAR5 During the past 30 days (one month), how did you usually get your own cigarettes? (Select only one response) . Missing 22 . 1 I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days (one month) 2,072 93.7% 2 I bought them in a store, shop or from a street vendor 53 2.1% 3 I gave someone else money to buy them for me 27 1.1% 4 I borrowed them from someone else 32 1.3% 5 I stole them 4 0.2% 6 An older person gave them to me 20 0.9% 7 I got them some other way 17 0.7% Q6 LAR6 During the past 30 days (one month), what brand of cigarettes did you usually smoke? (SELECT ONLY ONE RESPONSE) . Missing 27 . 1 I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days 2,045 92.7% 2 No usual brand 30 1.4% 3 Marlboro 8 0.3% 4 11 0.4% 5 Adeng 105 4.3% 6 Era 9 0.4% GYTSWPRO2007 Lao People's Democratic Republic All Schools 2 Region 4 (Vientiane Capital) -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent 7 Dokmaideng 6 0.2% 8 Other 6 0.3% Q7 LAR7 How much do you usually pay for a pack of 20 cigarettes? . Missing 17 . 1 I don't smoke cigarettes 2,013 90.5% 2 I don't buy cigarettes, or I don't buy them in packs. 131 5.8% 3 less than 2,000 kips 39 1.6% 4 2,100-4,000 kips 28 1.3% 5 4,100-6,000 kips 12 0.5% 6 6,100-8,000 kips . 0.0% 7 8,100-10,000 kips . 0.0% 8 more than 10,000 kips 7 0.3% Q8 LAR8 During the pas 30 days (one month), how much do you think you spent on cigarettes? . Missing 68 . 1 I don't smoke cigarettes 1,801 82.5% 2 I don't buy my cigarettes 282 13.4% 3 less than 5,000 kips 60 2.6% 4 5,000-10,000 kips 13 0.6% 5 10,000-15,000 kips 9 0.3% 6 15,000-20,000 kips 4 0.2% 7 20,000-25,000 kips 5 0.2% 8 more than 25,000 kips 5 0.2% Q10 CR7 During the past 30 days (one month), did anyone ever refuse to sell you cigarettes because of your age? . Missing 26 . 1 I did not try to buy cigarettes during the past 30 days (one month) 1,936 87.3% 2 Yes, someone refused to sell me cigarettes because of my age 82 3.8% 3 No, my age did not keep me from buying cigarettes 203 8.9% Q11 LAR11 During the past 30 days (one month), have you ever used any form of tobacco products other than cigarettes (e.g., chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, cigars, cigarillos, little cigars, pipe)? . Missing 22 . 1 Yes 105 4.7% 2 No 2,120 95.3% Q12 CR10 Where do you usually smoke? (SELECT ONLY ONE RESPONSE) . Missing 13 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 2,030 91.6% 2 At home 47 1.9% 3 At school 13 0.5% 4 At work 13 0.5% 5 At friends' houses 63 2.7% 6 At social events 28 1.1% 7 In public spaces (e.g. parks, shopping centres, street corners) 21 0.8% 8 other 19 0.8% Q13 CR11 Do you ever have a cigarette or feel like having a cigarette first thing in the morning? . Missing 14 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1,914 86.1% 2 I no longer smoke cigarettes 134 5.5% 3 No, I don't have or feel like having a cigarette first thing in the morning 160 7.3% 4 Yes, I sometimes have or feel like having a cigarette first thing in the morning 24 1.0% GYTSWPRO2007 Lao People's Democratic Republic All Schools 3 Region 4 (Vientiane Capital) -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent 5 Yes, I always have or feel like having a cigarette first thing in the morning 1 0.0% Q14 CR12 Do your parents smoke? . Missing 9 . 1 None 1,220 54.8% 2 Both 28 1.3% 3 Father only 935 41.5% 4 Mother only 14 0.6% 5 I don't know 41 1.8% Q15 CR13 If one of your best friends offered you a cigarette, would you smoke it? . Missing 17 . 1 Definitely not 2,023 91.3% 2 Probably not 127 5.3% 3 Probably yes 65 2.7% 4 Definitely yes 15 0.6% Q16 CR14 Has anyone in your family discussed the harmful effects of smoking with you? . Missing 10 . 1 Yes 1,306 56.3% 2 No 931 43.7% Q17 CR15 At any time during the next 12 months, do you think you will smoke a cigarette? . Missing 11 . 1 Definitely not 2,044 92.0% 2 Probably not 148 6.2% 3 Probably yes 39 1.7% 4 Definitely yes 5 0.2% Q18 CR16 Do you think you will be smoking cigarettes 5 years from now? . Missing 23 . 1 Definitely not 1,975 89.5% 2 Probably not 182 7.7% 3 Probably yes 56 2.3% 4 Definitely yes 11 0.4% Q19 CR17 Once someone has started smoking, do you think it would be difficult to quit? . Missing 16 . 1 Definitely not 508 23.7% 2 Probably not 514 22.3% 3 Probably yes 756 33.6% 4 Definitely yes 453 20.3% Q20 CR18 Do you think boys who smoke cigarettes have more or less friends? . Missing 9 . 1 More friends 460 20.4% 2 Less friends 1,170 53.5% 3 No difference from non-smokers 608 26.1% Q21 CR19 Do you think girls who smoke cigarettes have more or less friends? . Missing 18 . 1 More friends 136 6.1% 2 Less friends 1,725 77.8% 3 No difference from non-smokers 368 16.1% GYTSWPRO2007 Lao People's Democratic Republic All Schools 4 Region 4 (Vientiane Capital) -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent Q22 CR20 Does smoking cigarettes help people feel more or less comfortable at celebrations, parties, or in social gatherings? . Missing 14 . 1 More comfortable 393 17.3% 2 Less comfortable 1,250 56.7% 3 No difference from non-smokers 590 26.0% Q23 CR21 Do you think smoking cigarettes makes boys look more or less attractive? . Missing 17 . 1 More attractive 183 8.2% 2 Less attractive 1,617 72.4% 3 No difference from non-smokers 430 19.4% Q24 CR22 Do you think smoking cigarettes makes girls look more or less attractive? . Missing 18 . 1 More attractive 117 5.2% 2 Less attractive 1,757 78.7% 3 No difference from non-smokers 355 16.1% Q25 CR23 Do you think that smoking cigarettes makes you gain or lose weight? . Missing 16 . 1 Gain weight 50 2.3% 2 Lose weight 1,931 87.0% 3 No difference 250 10.7% Q26 CR24 Do you think cigarette smoking is harmful to your health? . Missing 29 . 1 Definitely not 138 5.9% 2 Probably not 73 3.3% 3 Probably yes 251 11.6% 4 Definitely yes 1,756 79.3% Q27 CR25 Do any of your closest friends smoke cigarettes? . Missing 17 . 1 None of them 1,569 72.4% 2 Some of them 559 23.3% 3 Most of them 70 2.9% 4 All of them 32 1.4% Q28 CR26 When you see a man smoking, what do you think of him? (Select only one response) . Missing 19 . 1 Lacks confidence 1,160 53.0% 2 Stupid 790 35.0% 3 Loser 115 5.0% 4 Successful 14 0.7% 5 Intelligent 4 0.2% 6 Macho 145 6.2% Q29 CR27 When you see a woman smoking, what do you think of her? (Select only one response) . Missing 20 . 1 Lacks confidence 1,056 48.8% 2 Stupid 963 42.3% 3 Loser 125 5.3% 4 Successful 6 0.3% 5 Intelligent 6 0.3% GYTSWPRO2007 Lao People's Democratic Republic All Schools 5 Region 4 (Vientiane Capital) -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent 6 Sophisticated 71 3.1% Q30 CR28 Do you think it is safe to smoke for only a year or two as long as you quit after that? . Missing 20 . 1 Definitely not 744 34.7% 2 Probably not 699 30.3% 3 Probably yes 544 23.9% 4 Definitely yes 240 11.1% Q31 CR29 Do you think the smoke from other people's cigarettes is harmful to you? . Missing 13 . 1 Definitely not 70 3.1% 2 Probably not 144 6.6% 3 Probably yes 432 19.6% 4 Definitely yes 1,588 70.7% Q32 CR30 During the past 7 days, on how many days have people smoked in your home, in your presence? . Missing 19 . 1 0 1,281 57.9% 2 1 to 2 288 13.1% 3 3 to 4 112 4.6% 4 5 to 6 61 2.8% 5 7 486 21.6% Q33 CR31 During the past 7 days, on how many days have people smoked in your presence, in places other than in your home? . Missing 27 . 1 0 932 42.8% 2 1 to 2 483 21.7% 3 3 to 4 223 9.7% 4 5 to 6 80 3.5% 5 7 502 22.3% Q34 CR32 Are you in favor of banning smoking in public places (such as in restaurants, in buses, streetcars, and trains, in schools, on playgrounds, in gyms and sports arenas, in discos)? . Missing 12 . 1 Yes 1,390 61.3% 2 No 845 38.7% Q35 CR33 Do you want to stop smoking now? . Missing 14 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1,917 86.3% 2 I do not smoke now 195 8.3% 3 Yes 109 4.8% 4 No 12 0.5% Q36 CR34 During the past year, have you ever tried to stop smoking cigarettes? . Missing 29 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1,959 88.7% 2 I did not smoke during the past year 133 5.8% 3 Yes 107 4.5% 4 No 19 1.0% Q37 CR35 How long ago did you stop smoking? . Missing 7 . GYTSWPRO2007 Lao People's Democratic Republic All Schools 6 Region 4 (Vientiane Capital) -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 2,012 90.6% 2 I have not stopped smoking 28 1.1% 3 1-3 months 72 3.0% 4 4-11 months 19 0.7% 5 One year 32 1.3% 6 2 years 17 0.7% 7 3 years or longer 60 2.6% Q38 CR36 What was the main reason you decided to stop smoking? (Select one only) . Missing 14 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1,909 86.1% 2 I have not stopped smoking 20 0.8% 3 To improve my health 191 8.1% 4 To save money 13 0.7% 5 Because my family does not like it 71 3.1% 6 Because my friends don't like it 12 0.5% 7 Other 17 0.7% Q39 CR37 Do you think you would be able to stop smoking if you wanted to? . Missing 20 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1,902 86.0% 2 I have already stopped smoking cigarettes 102 4.3% 3 Yes 203 8.8% 4 No 20 0.9% Q40 CR38 Have you ever received help or advice to help you stop smoking? (Select only one response) . Missing 14 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1,926 86.9% 2 Yes, from a program or professional 37 1.7% 3 Yes, from a friend 65 2.7% 4 Yes, from a family member 99 4.1% 5 Yes, from both programs or professionals and from friends or family members 41 1.8% 6 No 65 2.9% Q41 CR39 During the past 30 days (one month), how many anti-smoking media messages (e.g. television, radio, billboards, posters, newspapers, magazines, movies, drama) have you seen or heard? . Missing 13 . 1 A lot 1,424 64.2% 2 A few 662 28.8% 3 None 148 7.0% Q42 CR40 When you go to sports events, fairs, concerts, community events, or social gatherings, how often do you see anti-smoking messages? . Missing 18 . 1 I never go to sports events, fairs, concerts, community events, or social gatherings 304 13.8% 2 A lot 592 26.4% 3 Sometimes 1,179 52.7% 4 Never 154 7.2% Q43 CR41 When you watch TV, videos, or movies, how often do you see actors smoking? . Missing 15 . 1 I never watch TV, videos, or movies 67 3.2% 2 A lot 290 12.8% 3 Sometimes 1,483 65.5% 4 Never 392 18.5% GYTSWPRO2007 Lao People's Democratic Republic All Schools 7 Region 4 (Vientiane Capital) -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent Q44 CR42 Do you have something (t-shirt, pen, backpack, etc.) with a cigarette brand logo on it? . Missing 59 . 1 Yes 360 16.2% 2 No 1,828 83.8% Q45 CR43 During the past 30 days (one month), when you watched sports events or other programs on TV how often did you see cigarette brand names? . Missing 32 . 1 I never watch TV 71 3.2% 2 A lot 221 9.9% 3 Sometimes 1,271 57.0% 4 Never 652 29.9% Q46 CR44 During the past 30 days (one month), how many advertisements for cigarettes have you seen on billboards? . Missing 23 . 1 A lot 417 18.4% 2 A few 1,172 52.4% 3 None 635 29.2% Q47 CR45 During the past 30 days (one month), how many advertisements or promotions for cigarettes have you seen in newspapers or magazines? . Missing 21 . 1 A lot 332 14.9% 2 A few 1,022 45.6% 3 None 872 39.5% Q48 CR46 When you go to sports events, fairs, concerts, or community events, how often do you see advertisements for cigarettes? . Missing 29 . 1 I never attend sports events, fairs, concerts, or community events 371 16.7% 2 A lot 238 10.8% 3 Sometimes 1,038 46.9% 4 Never 571 25.6% Q49 CR47 Has a (cigarette representative) ever offered you a free cigarette? . Missing 32 . 1 Yes 244 10.7% 2 No 1,971 89.3% Q50 CR48 During this school year, were you taught in any of your classes about the dangers of smoking? . Missing 21 . 1 Yes 1,349 60.7% 2 No 501 22.6% 3 Not Sure 376 16.7% Q51 CR49 During this school year, did you discuss in any of your classes the reasons why people your age smoke? . Missing 35 . 1 Yes 950 42.0% 2 No 810 37.7% 3 Not Sure 452 20.3% Q52 CR50 During this school year, were you taught in any of your classes about the effects of smoking, like it makes your teeth yellow, causes wrinkles, or makes you smell bad? GYTSWPRO2007 Lao People's Democratic Republic All Schools 8 Region 4 (Vientiane Capital) -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent . Missing 16 . 1 Yes 1,272 56.7% 2 No 559 25.6% 3 Not Sure 400 17.7% Q53 CR51 How long ago did you last discuss smoking and health as part of a lesson? . Missing 18 . 1 Never 1,098 50.2% 2 This term 309 14.4% 3 Last Term 524 22.9% 4 2 terms ago 295 12.3% 5 3 terms ago 3 0.2% 6 More than a year ago . 0.0% Q54 CR52 How old are you? . Missing 47 . 1 11 years old or younger 82 4.2% 2 12 years old 209 11.8% 3 13 years old 377 19.0% 4 14 years old 434 20.2% 5 15 years old 577 24.2% 6 16 years old 347 13.9% 7 17 years old or older 174 6.7% Q55 CR53 What is your sex? . Missing 47 . 1 Male 1,137 51.4% 2 Female 1,063 48.6% Q56 LAR56 In what grade/form are you? . Missing 75 . 1 2nd year of secondary school 421 26.0% 2 3rd year of secondary school 557 25.1% 3 1st year of upper secondary school 586 26.8% 4 2nd year of upper secondary school 608 22.1%