Table 1 Overview of governmental law on STPs, student smoking, and school rules on smoking (modified from [27, 28])
Country | Government law in 2016: prohibition on students and staff smoking in schools | School | Student weekly smokinga, % | STPs in 2016: which students are not officially prohibited from smoking during school hours, and whereb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BEL | No smoking in the school buildings and on the premises | 1 | 8.2 | 4th graders (avg. 15–16 years old) and above, outside the premises |
2 | 23 | 4th graders (avg. 15–16 years old) and above, outside the premises | ||
3 | 14.3 | Any student with parental permission to leave for lunch, outside the premises | ||
4 | 6.2 | 4th graders (avg. 15–16 years old) and above with parental permission to leave for lunch, outside the premises | ||
FIN | No smoking in the school buildings and on the premises | 1 | 8.4 | No smoking during school hours |
2 | 8.3 | No smoking during school hours | ||
3 | 5.6 | No smoking during school hours | ||
4 | 2.4 | No smoking during school hours | ||
GER | No smoking in the school buildings and on the premises | 1 | 8.8 | No smoking during school hours |
2 | 3.4 | No smoking during school hours | ||
3 | 4.2 | No smoking during school hours | ||
IRL | No smoking in the school buildings and on the premises | 1 | 1.8 | No smoking while in school uniform |
2 | 4.9 | No smoking while in school uniform | ||
3 | 2.6 | No smoking while in school uniform | ||
4 | 8.9 | No smoking while in school uniform | ||
ITA | No smoking in the school buildings and on the premises | 1 | 15.0 | No smoking during school hoursc |
2 | 26.5 | No smoking during school hours | ||
3 | 10.8 | Any student in a designated area on the premises | ||
4 | 44.6 | No smoking during school hours | ||
NDL | No smoking in the school buildings, except for ventilated “smoking rooms” (no prohibition on smoking on the premises) | 1 | 6.6 | 3rd graders (avg. 14–15 years old) and above, outside the premises |
2 | 7.0 | 3rd graders (avg. 14–15 years old) and above, in a designated area on the premises | ||
3 | 21.5 | 3rd graders (avg. 14–15 years old) and above, outside the premises | ||
4 | 18.8 | 4th graders (avg. 15–16 years old) and above, in a designated area on the premises | ||
POR | No smoking in the school buildings and on the premises | 1 | 17.6 | 10th graders (avg. 15–16 years old) and above, outside the premises |
2 | 11.5 | 10th graders (avg. 15–16 years old) and above, outside the premises | ||
3 | 10.4 | 10th graders (avg. 15–16 years old) and above, outside the premises |