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<QuickStats> Trends in prevalence of current smoking among Korean adolescents, 2007-2018
- Date2019-03-07 19:48
- Update2021-04-15 17:44
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Trends in prevalence of current smoking among Korean adolescents, 2007-2018
The prevalence of current smoking among adolescents in Korea dropped 6.6 percentage point (%p), from 13.3% in 2007 to 6.7% in 2018. The 2018 data indicated that the prevalence of current smoking was 2.5 folds higher among schoolboys (9.4%) than among schoolgirls (3.7%) (Figure A), and 3.3 folds higher among high school students (9.8%) than among middle school students (3.0%) (Figure B).
Source: The Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (KYRBS), http://www.kdca.go.kr/yhs
*The Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey is a national school-based survey to assess the prevalence of and monitor trends in health-risk behaviors among Korean adolescents.
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The prevalence of current smoking among adolescents in Korea dropped 6.6 percentage point (%p), from 13.3% in 2007 to 6.7% in 2018. The 2018 data indicated that the prevalence of current smoking was 2.5 folds higher among schoolboys (9.4%) than among schoolgirls (3.7%) (Figure A), and 3.3 folds higher among high school students (9.8%) than among middle school students (3.0%) (Figure B).
Source: The Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (KYRBS), http://www.kdca.go.kr/yhs
*The Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey is a national school-based survey to assess the prevalence of and monitor trends in health-risk behaviors among Korean adolescents.
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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