GYTSPAHO1999 Venezuela All Schools 1 Region 5 (Barinas) -- 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 55 . 1 Yes 261 15.6% 2 No 1,356 84.4% Q2 CR2 How old were you when you first tried a cigarette? . Missing 63 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1,382 86.5% 2 7 years old or younger 23 1.3% 3 8 or 9 years old 24 1.5% 4 10 or 11 years old 56 3.5% 5 12 or 13 years old 79 4.6% 6 14 or 15 years old 40 2.3% 7 16 years old or older 5 0.3% Q3 CR3 During the past 30 days (one month), on how many days did you smoke cigarettes? . Missing 107 . 1 0 days 1,467 93.9% 2 1 or 2 days 72 4.5% 3 3 to 5 days 13 0.9% 4 6 to 9 days 4 0.2% 5 10 to 19 days 4 0.2% 6 20 to 29 days 3 0.2% 7 All 30 days 2 0.1% 8 I got them some other way . 0.0% Q4 CR4 During the past 30 days (one month), on the days you smoked, how many cigarettes did you usually smoke? . Missing 86 . 1 I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days (one month) 1,476 93.1% 2 Less than 1 cigarette per day 54 3.3% 3 1 cigarette per day 39 2.6% 4 2 to 5 cigarettes per day 13 0.8% 5 6 to 10 cigarettes per day 1 0.1% 6 11 to 20 cigarettes per day 1 0.1% 7 More than 20 cigarettes per day 2 0.1% Q5 CR5 During the past 30 days (one month), how did you usually get your own cigarettes? (Select only one response) . Missing 18 . 1 I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days (one month) 1,508 91.2% 2 I bought them in a store, shop or from a street vendor 74 4.6% 3 I bought them from a vending machine 5 0.3% 4 I gave someone else money to buy them for me 10 0.6% 5 I borrowed them from someone else 21 1.3% 6 I stole them 9 0.4% 7 An older person gave them to me 16 1.0% 8 I got them some other way 11 0.6% Q6 VER6 What brand of cigarettes did you usually smoke in the past 30 days? (Select only one response) . Missing 20 . 1 I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days 1,490 90.3% 2 No usual brand 59 3.6% 3 Belmont 44 2.6% GYTSPAHO1999 Venezuela All Schools 2 Region 5 (Barinas) -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent 4 Consul 45 2.7% 5 Astor 5 0.3% 6 Marlboro 5 0.2% 7 Lucky Strike 4 0.2% 8 Another . 0.0% Q7 CR7 During the past 30 days (one month), did anyone ever refuse to sell you cigarettes because of your age? . Missing 24 . 1 I did not try to buy cigarettes during the past 30 days (one month) 1,498 90.6% 2 Yes, someone refused to sell me cigarettes because of my age 42 2.7% 3 No, my age did not keep me from buying cigarettes 108 6.7% Q8 CR8 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, pipes)? . Missing 19 . 1 Yes 200 12.8% 2 No 1,453 87.2% Q9 CR9 Where do you usually smoke? (SELECT ONLY ONE RESPONSE) . Missing 21 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1,416 86.1% 2 At home 115 7.0% 3 At school 4 0.2% 4 At work 3 0.2% 5 At friends' houses 37 2.1% 6 At social events 8 0.5% 7 In public spaces (e.g. parks, shopping centres, street corners) 33 1.9% 8 other 35 2.0% Q10 CR10 Are you more likely to smoke after you have drunk alcohol or used another drug(List locally appropriate types of drugs)? . Missing 12 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1,425 86.3% 2 I no longer smoke cigarettes 168 9.7% 3 I smoke but never drink alcohol or use other drugs 51 2.9% 4 No, I smoke less when I drink alcohol or use other drugs 11 0.7% 5 Yes, I smoke more when I drink alcohol or use other drugs 3 0.2% 6 I smoke about the same when I drink alcohol or use other drugs 2 0.1% Q11 CR11 Do you ever have a cigarette or feel like having a cigarette first thing in the morning? . Missing 11 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1,361 82.6% 2 I no longer smoke cigarettes 174 10.2% 3 No, I don't have or feel like having a cigarette first thing in the morning 111 6.5% 4 Yes, I sometimes have or feel like having a cigarette first thing in the morning 12 0.6% 5 Yes, I always have or feel like having a cigarette first thing in the morning 3 0.2% Q12 CR12 Do your parents smoke? . Missing 27 . 1 None 1,045 63.7% 2 Both 145 8.7% 3 Father only 210 12.8% 4 Mother only 211 12.8% GYTSPAHO1999 Venezuela All Schools 3 Region 5 (Barinas) -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent 5 I don't know 34 2.0% Q13 CR13 If one of your friends offered you a cigarette, would you smoke it? . Missing 12 . 1 Definitely not 1,423 86.1% 2 Probably not 145 8.8% 3 Probably yes 78 4.3% 4 Definitely yes 14 0.8% Q14 CR14 Have anyone in your family discussed the harmful effects of smoking with you? . Missing 9 . 1 Yes 1,417 84.4% 2 No 246 15.6% Q15 CR15 At any time during the next 12 months, do you think you will smoke a cigarette? . Missing 23 . 1 Definitely not 1,406 85.6% 2 Probably not 159 9.4% 3 Probably yes 66 4.0% 4 Definitely yes 18 1.0% Q16 CR16 Do you think you will be smoking cigarettes 5 years from now? . Missing 15 . 1 Definitely not 1,336 81.0% 2 Probably not 237 14.2% 3 Probably yes 68 3.8% 4 Definitely yes 16 1.0% Q17 CR17 Once someone has started smoking, do you think it would be difficult to quit? . Missing 24 . 1 Definitely not 720 44.7% 2 Probably not 247 14.8% 3 Probably yes 418 24.7% 4 Definitely yes 263 15.7% Q18 CR18 Do you think boys who smoke cigarettes have more or less friends? . Missing 28 . 1 More friends 241 14.8% 2 Less friends 954 58.8% 3 No difference from non-smokers 449 26.4% Q19 CR19 Do you think girls who smoke cigarettes have more or less friends? . Missing 7 . 1 More friends 220 13.3% 2 Less friends 1,028 62.3% 3 No difference from non-smokers 417 24.4% Q20 CR20 Does smoking cigarettes help people feel more or less comfortable at celebrations, parties, or in social gatherings? . Missing 14 . 1 More comfortable 379 22.3% 2 Less comfortable 888 54.7% 3 No difference from non-smokers 391 23.0% GYTSPAHO1999 Venezuela All Schools 4 Region 5 (Barinas) -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent Q21 CR21 Do you think smoking cigarettes makes boys look more or less attractive? . Missing 23 . 1 More attractive 132 8.3% 2 Less attractive 1,221 74.0% 3 No difference from non-smokers 296 17.7% Q22 CR22 Do you think smoking cigarettes makes girls look more or less attractive? . Missing 11 . 1 More attractive 108 6.8% 2 Less attractive 1,287 77.2% 3 No difference from non-smokers 266 16.0% Q23 CR23 Do you think that smoking cigarettes makes you gain or lose weight? . Missing 17 . 1 Gain weight 103 6.4% 2 Lose weight 1,207 72.8% 3 No difference 345 20.7% Q24 CR24 Do you think cigarette smoking is harmful to your health? . Missing 26 . 1 Definitely not 111 6.9% 2 Probably not 50 3.3% 3 Probably yes 239 15.4% 4 Definitely yes 1,246 74.4% Q25 CR25 Do any of your closest friends smoke cigarettes? . Missing 11 . 1 None of them 853 51.7% 2 Some of them 702 41.8% 3 Most of them 78 4.8% 4 All of them 28 1.7% Q26 CR26 When you see a man smoking, what do you think of him? (Select only one response) . Missing 18 . 1 Lacks confidence 916 55.5% 2 Stupid 271 16.3% 3 Looser 400 24.0% 4 Successful 20 1.2% 5 Intelligent 4 0.3% 6 Macho 43 2.7% Q27 CR27 When you see a woman smoking, what do you think of her? (Select only one response) . Missing 15 . 1 Lacks confidence 921 55.7% 2 Stupid 272 16.3% 3 Looser 403 24.2% 4 Successful 18 1.1% 5 Intelligent 10 0.6% 6 Sophisticated 33 2.1% Q28 CR28 Do you think it is safe to smoke for only a year or two as long as you quit after that? . Missing 16 . GYTSPAHO1999 Venezuela All Schools 5 Region 5 (Barinas) -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent 1 Definitely not 196 12.2% 2 Probably not 94 5.7% 3 Probably yes 486 29.5% 4 Definitely yes 880 52.6% Q29 CR29 Do you think the smoke from other people's cigarettes is harmful to you? . Missing 16 . 1 Definitely not 121 7.7% 2 Probably not 65 4.0% 3 Probably yes 478 28.7% 4 Definitely yes 992 59.6% Q30 CR30 During the past 7 days, on how many days have people smoked in your home, in your presence? . Missing 17 . 1 0 days 1,045 63.3% 2 1 to 2 294 17.8% 3 3 to 4 80 4.7% 4 5 to 6 64 3.9% 5 7 172 10.3% Q31 CR31 During the past 7 days, on how many days have people smoked in your presence, in places other than in your home? . Missing 7 . 1 0 days 959 58.2% 2 1 to 2 379 22.5% 3 3 to 4 117 6.9% 4 5 to 6 54 3.2% 5 7 156 9.2% Q32 CR32 Are you in favor of banning smoking in public places (such as in restaurants, in buses, commuter, and trains, in schools, on playgrounds, in gyms and sports arenas, in discos)? . Missing 10 . 1 Yes 1,414 84.3% 2 No 248 15.7% Q33 CR33 Do you want to stop smoking now? . Missing 20 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1,370 83.0% 2 I do not smoke now 176 10.4% 3 Yes 64 3.9% 4 No 42 2.7% Q34 CR34 During the past year, have you ever tried to stop smoking cigarettes? . Missing 4 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1,384 83.2% 2 I do not smoke now 176 10.3% 3 Yes 61 3.6% 4 No 47 2.9% Q35 CR35 How long ago did you stop smoking? . Missing 9 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1,431 86.6% 2 I have not stopped smoking 47 2.7% GYTSPAHO1999 Venezuela All Schools 6 Region 5 (Barinas) -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent 3 1-3 months 62 3.8% 4 4-11 months 29 1.7% 5 One year 29 1.6% 6 2 years 23 1.3% 7 3 years or longer 42 2.3% Q36 CR36 What was the main reason you decided to stop smoking? (Select one only) . Missing 17 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1,406 85.4% 2 I have not stopped smoking 44 2.7% 3 To improve my health 125 7.3% 4 To save money 9 0.6% 5 Because my family does not like it 21 1.2% 6 Because my friends don't like it 10 0.6% 7 Other 40 2.2% Q37 CR37 Do you think you would be able to stop smoking if you wanted to? . Missing 12 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1,398 84.6% 2 I have already stopped smoking cigarettes 159 9.3% 3 Yes 80 4.6% 4 No 23 1.4% Q38 CR38 Have you ever received help or advice to help you stop smoking? (Select only one response) . Missing 7 . 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 1,416 85.6% 2 Yes, from a program or professional 45 2.8% 3 Yes, from a friend 69 3.9% 4 Yes, from a family member 64 3.6% 5 Yes, from both programs or professionals and from friends or family members 14 0.8% 6 No 57 3.3% Q39 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? . Missing 20 . 1 A lot 726 44.7% 2 A few 614 36.3% 3 None 312 19.0% Q40 CR40 When you go to sports events, fairs, concerts, community events, or social gatherings, how often do you see anti-smoking messages? . Missing 6 . 1 I never go to sports events, fairs, concerts, community events, or social gatherings 519 32.1% 2 A lot 351 20.9% 3 Sometimes 461 26.8% 4 Never 335 20.2% Q41 CR41 When you watch TV, videos, or movies, how often do you see actors smoking? . Missing 8 . 1 I never watch TV, videos, or movies 209 13.2% 2 A lot 797 47.3% 3 Sometimes 575 34.2% 4 Never 83 5.3% GYTSPAHO1999 Venezuela All Schools 7 Region 5 (Barinas) -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent Q42 CR42 Do you have something (t-shirt, pen, sachel, etc.) with a cigarette brand logo on it? . Missing 42 . 1 Yes 196 11.9% 2 No 1,434 88.1% Q43 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 7 . 1 I never watch TV 165 10.5% 2 A lot 511 30.3% 3 Sometimes 646 38.0% 4 Never 343 21.1% Q44 CR44 During the past 30 days (one month), how many advertisements for cigarettes have you seen on billboards and posters? . Missing 27 . 1 A lot 562 33.9% 2 A few 697 42.0% 3 None 386 24.1% Q45 CR45 During the past 30 days (one month), how many advertisements or promotions for cigarettes have you seen in newspapers or magazines? . Missing 29 . 1 A lot 485 29.3% 2 A few 742 44.8% 3 None 416 25.9% Q46 CR46 When you go to sports events, fairs, concerts, or community events, how often do you see advertisements for cigarettes? . Missing 6 . 1 I never attend sports events, fairs, concerts, or community events 487 30.1% 2 A lot 292 17.6% 3 Sometimes 555 32.3% 4 Never 332 20.0% Q47 CR47 Has a cigarette salesman or representative ever offered you a free cigarette? . Missing 35 . 1 Yes 156 9.4% 2 No 1,481 90.6% Q48 CR48 During this school year, were you taught in any of your classes about the dangers of smoking? . Missing 27 . 1 Yes 657 40.4% 2 No 807 48.7% 3 Not Sure 181 10.9% Q49 CR49 During this school year, did you discuss in any of your classes the reasons why people your age smoke? . Missing 10 . 1 Yes 419 25.5% 2 No 1,069 63.9% 3 Not Sure 174 10.7% GYTSPAHO1999 Venezuela All Schools 8 Region 5 (Barinas) -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent Q50 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? . Missing 3 . 1 Yes 785 47.2% 2 No 743 44.4% 3 Not Sure 141 8.4% Q51 CR51 How long ago did you last discuss smoking and health as part of a lesson? . Missing 24 . 1 Never 696 43.9% 2 This term 261 15.3% 3 Last Term 519 31.1% 4 2 terms ago 54 3.1% 5 3 terms ago 37 2.1% 6 More than a year ago 81 4.5% Q52 CR52 How old are you? . Missing 14 . 1 11 years old or younger 353 23.5% 2 12 years old 368 23.5% 3 13 years old 398 22.6% 4 14 years old 316 17.9% 5 15 years old 150 8.5% 6 16 years old 55 2.9% 7 17 years old or older 18 1.0% Q53 CR53 What is your sex? . Missing 24 . 1 Male 748 46.5% 2 Female 900 53.5% Q54 VER54 In what grade/form are you? . Missing 19 . 1 Grade 6 504 33.9% 2 Grade 7 438 29.8% 3 Grade 8 415 20.4% 4 Grade 9 296 15.9% Q55 VER55 Have you ever used products with tobacco different from cigarettes? (chimo, chewing tobacco, pipe, etc) . Missing 18 . 1 Yes 139 8.7% 2 No 1,515 91.3% Q56 VER56 It is possible to buy detailed cigarettes where you live? . Missing 18 . 1 Yes 710 41.4% 2 No 542 34.3% 3 I don't know 402 24.3% Q57 VER57 In the last 30 days, how did you get chewing tobacco or chimo? . Missing 16 . 1 I have not tried chewing tobacco or chimo in the last 30 days 1,523 91.5% 2 I bought them in a store, grocery store or street vendor 66 4.3% GYTSPAHO1999 Venezuela All Schools 9 Region 5 (Barinas) -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent 3 I asked another person to buy it for me 17 1.1% 4 I borrowed it from another person 17 1.1% 5 I stole it 4 0.2% 6 An older person gave it to me 19 1.1% 7 I got it in another way 10 0.6% Q58 VER58 I would not mind if the smoke of my cigarette bothers others. . Missing 29 . 1 True 855 52.4% 2 False 788 47.6% Q59 VER59 I want to quit using chewing tobacco. . Missing 17 . 1 True 150 9.4% 2 False 118 7.7% 3 I do not use chewing tobacco 1,387 82.9% Q60 VER60 Almost all of my classmates smoke cigarettes. . Missing 25 . 1 True 57 3.6% 2 False 697 42.9% 3 I don't know 893 53.5% Q61 VER61 If my classmates smoke, I should do it too. . Missing 7 . 1 True 57 3.7% 2 False 1,448 86.4% 3 I don't know 160 9.9% Q62 VER62 Smokers are more popular than non-smokers. . Missing 11 . 1 True 125 7.4% 2 False 1,066 64.3% 3 I don't know 470 28.3% Q63 VER63 It would be difficult for me to stop smoking if my friends smoke. . Missing 14 . 1 True 276 16.2% 2 False 961 58.3% 3 I don't know 421 25.5% Q64 VER64 My family would not mind if I smoke cigarettes. . Missing 8 . 1 True 626 37.5% 2 False 821 49.4% 3 I don't know 217 13.1% Q65 VER65 Smoking cigarettes makes me more sensual and attractive. . Missing 19 . 1 True 75 4.6% 2 False 1,266 76.1% 3 I don't know 312 19.2% GYTSPAHO1999 Venezuela All Schools 10 Region 5 (Barinas) -- Web Codebook Original Analysis Unweighted Weighted Question Variable Question Code and Label Frequency Percent Q66 VER66 Light cigarettes are less bad than regular ones. . Missing 18 . 1 True 126 7.9% 2 False 396 24.8% 3 I don't know 1,132 67.3% Q67 VER67 My girl/boy friend smoke cigarettes. . Missing 7 . 1 True 83 5.0% 2 False 426 26.4% 3 I don't know 886 53.1% 4 MY GIRL/BOY FRIEND DOES NOT SMOKE CIGARETTES 270 15.5% Q68 VER68 I would like to help a friend to quit smoking cigarettes. . Missing 12 . 1 True 1,179 70.8% 2 False 220 13.5% 3 I don't know 261 15.8%