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In 2018, the result of further analysis of the senior and vocational high school students indicate that the present smoking rate for the students of senior high schools, vocational high schools, comprehensive schools and evening schools are 3.3%, 11.9%, 7.1%, and 28.4% respectively (as shown in Fig. 3-9). The present smoking rate of the students of the evening schools shows a decreasing trend over the past years; however, it is still of a relatively high percentage. Fig. 3-9 Smoking rates of students of different school types of senior and vocational high schools over the past years Evening schools 43.6 40.2 Vocational high schools 44.1 41.0 50 40 30 20 16.8 10 0 Comprehensive schools 37.2 37.6 27.8 15.2 12.6 12.7 9.6 11.8 Senior high school 31.5 28.4 9.2 11.9 42.6 33.3 % 6.4 2005 17.7 14.8 16.5 18.1 10.8 14.1 16.1 11.1 3.7 4.0 3.6 3.9 2007 2009 2011 2012 10.9 10.2 9.6 8.9 7.1 3.0 3.7 2.3 2.9 2.2 3.3 Note: 1. Data source: "Taiwan Global Youth Tobacco Survey" by HPA; relevant data of teenager smoking were collected through entire classes selected; the subjects of analysis were senior and vocational high school students. 2. Definition of senior high schools: students of regular departments of day schools. 3. Definition of vocational high schools: students of occupational study departments of day schools. 4. Definition of comprehensive high schools: schools with students in both regular departments and occupational study departments of day schools. 5. Definition of evening schools: students attend classes in the evening, including students of regular departments and occupational study departments 6. For the surveys conducted in 2005 to 2010, the method of iteration for every other year was adopted for students of "junior high school" and "grades 1 to 3 of senior high school, vocational high school and five-year junior college". From the comparison between the data of the smoking rates of students of different grades of junior high schools and senior and vocational high schools, the result indicates that the smoking rates of the students of junior high school and senior and vocational high school students have an increasing trend over the past years; the smoking rates for students of grades 1 to 3 of junior high 6school are 1.8%, 3% and 3.6% respectively, and the smoking rates for students of grades 1 to 3 of junior high school are 7.0%, 7.8% and 9.5% respectively. (as shown in Figure 3-10) Fig. 3-10 2018 Smoking rates of different grades of junior high schools and senior and vocational high schools 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Year Male Female 13.2 Overall 5.3 25 20 15 %10 5 Junior high school students 3.0 Grade 2 of junior high schools 5.3 Grade 3 of junior high schools 10.2 Grade 1 of senior and vocaational high schools Senior and vocational high school students 10.8 Grade 2 of senior and vocaational high schools 110 1.8 2.5 1.0 0 Grade 3 of senior and vocaational high schools Grade 1 of junior high schools Note: 1. Data source: "Taiwan Global Youth Tobacco Survey" by HPA in 2018; relevant data of teenager smoking were collected through entire classes selected; the subjects of analysis were all groups. 2. Definition of senior and vocational high school students: students of grades 1 to 3 of senior high schools, vocational high schools and five-year junior colleges (including evening schools). 7.8 9.5 4.2 3.6 7.0 3.3 4.6 1.5 1.7 () ()