The differences in smoking rates between boys and girls are not as large as expected.

The differences in smoking rates between boys and girls are not as large as expected. Boys are more likely than girls to smoke, but in half the countries covered by the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) there was no gender difference. Gender differences in rates of other tobacco use were also minimal: in only 30% of countries did more boys than girls use other forms of tobacco.

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