[Smoking and school children: context, opinions and behavior].
BACKGROUND
This paper studies smoking epidemiology in school-age students.


METHODS
A cross-sectional survey of 8th grade students (13-14 years-old) in the schools of Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) in 1987, 1992 and 1994.


RESULTS
The perception of smoking in the students environment has decreased. The proportion of regular smokers decreases, from 12.6% in 1987 to 9.5% in 1994 (p < 0.05) (an annual decrease of 3.5%) although the proportion who experiment with tobacco remains table.


CONCLUSIONS
There is a decrease in the prevalence of regular smoking in the school-age population (13-14 years-old) in Barcelona (Spain).
Villalbí
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Institut Municipal de la Salut, Ajuntament de Barcelona. jrvillal@imsb.bcn.es
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000367:Age Factors; D001290:Attitude; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
El tabaco y los escolares: contexto, opiniones y comportamiento.