Table 2

Characteristics of Nigerian adolescents (Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 2008)

Total sample (n=1399/N=29 598)
Sex
 Female52.2%
Age
 Mean (SD)14.0 (1.92)
Channel-specific (TAPS) exposure
 TV and movies88.1%
 Print media51.9%
 Billboards47.1%
 Sponsored events36.5%
 Indirect TAPS24.1%
Cumulative TAPS exposure
 No exposure4.9%
 One source24.7%
 Two sources21.4%
 Three sources23.1%
 Four sources20.3%
 Five sources5.6%
Tobacco use
 Ever cigarette users14.7%
 Current cigarette users4.2%
 Susceptible to cigarettes15.1%
 Past 30-day other tobacco users19.0%
Social influence (yes)21.1%
  • TAPS, tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.