| Summary: | The survey was conducted in order to examine the changes in school children's awareness of tobacco promotions, their attitudes towards smoking, and their smoking behaviour at different periods following the introduction of tobacco control legislation in January 1991 in Perth and January 1992 in New South Wales. Students were asked questions on smoking experience; cigarette brands used; source of cigarettes; perceptions of smoking; smoking habits of friends, relatives and authority figures; location of cigarette ads, and exposure to anti-smoking campaigns. As a method of within-subject control, students were also asked questions on alcohol use and advertising since alcohol had not been subjected to any major legislative changes or controls at the time of the study. Questions included alcohol drinking experience; types of alcoholic drinks drunk; source of alcoholic drinks; perceptions of drinking; drinking habits of friends, relatives and authority figures; location of alcohol ads, and exposure to anti-drinking campaigns. Background variables include age, sex, year at school, date of birth, and school location.
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