1. Oceania Tobacco Control Conference Presentation on the 2006 NZ Global Youth Tobacco Survey Ingrid McDuff, MPH (Hons) Research & Evaluation Unit HSC

2. Presentation outline GYTS background NZ GYTS administration Select NZ GYTS findings Brief discussion

3. Background to the GYTS WHO & CDC, est. 1998 Global Tobacco Surveillance System: ‘ to strengthen global tobacco control surveillance systems to monitor the global tobacco epidemic and advance research to promote effective tobacco control programs'

4. Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Globally, 142 countries have ratified 100% (27 of 27) in Western Pacific Region Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Japan, Kiribati, Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam

5. OCEANIA

6. ASH Year 10 HSC Year 10 In-depth Survey NZ Global Youth Tobacco Survey NZ Youth Tobacco Monitor

7. 2006 NZ GYTS Questionnaire Standardised CDC/WHO questions: Tobacco smoking prevalence Knowledge and attitudes Cessation Second-hand smoke exposure School curriculum Access and availability.

8. 2006 NZ GYTS Administration 13 to 15-year-old school students Two-stage cluster sample design Surveyed by class group, in school N = 1,310 Fieldwork Aug-Sept 2006 Trained staff

9. One or both parents who smoke

10. Exposure to smoking inside the home in past week

11. Exposure to smoking in places outside the home in past week

12. Limitations & Implications Variation in tobacco control action, social environment No measure of ethnicity in GYTS Focus on developing countries – USA and NZ only ‘developed’ nations to participate

13. Future NZ participation Repeat of NZ GYTS in 2008 NZ participation in –Global School Personnel Survey ? –Global Health Professional Students Survey ? “Linking data to action”

14. Contact information Ingrid McDuff Research & Evaluation Unit Health Sponsorship Council, NZ ingrid@hsc.org.nz

15. Additional information NZ Ministry of Health www.moh.govt.nz Health Sponsorship Council www.hsc.org.nz WHO Tobacco Free Initiative HQ: www.who.int/tobacco/en/ www.who.int/tobacco/en/ CDC www.cdc.gov