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Based on further analysis of the changes of the smoking rates of students from grade 3 of junior high schools to grade 1 of senior and vocational high schools, the results from different years indicate that the smoking rate of students of grade 3 of junior high schools in 2008 increases from 9.2% to 14.8% of the students at grade 1 of senior high schools in 2009 with an increase of 60.2%; the smoking rate of students of grade 3 of junior high schools in 2010 increases from 9.1% to 14.4% of the students at grade 1 of senior high schools in 2011 with an increase of 58%; the smoking rate of students of grade 3 of junior high schools in 2012 increases from 7.7% to 11.2% of the students at grade 1 of senior high schools in 2013 with an increase of 45.2%; the smoking rate of students of grade 3 of junior high schools in 2013 increases from 6.5% to 9.0% of the students at grade 1 of senior high schools in 2014 with an increase of 39.5%; the smoking rate of students of grade 3 of junior high schools in 2014 increases from 6.1% to 9.1% of the students at grade 1 of senior high schools in 2015 with an increase of 51.1%; the smoking rate of students of grade 3 of junior high schools in 2015 increases from 5.2% to 7.5% of the students at grade 1 of senior high schools in 2016 with an increase of 44.9% (as shown in Fig. 3-11); the smoking rate of students of grade 3 of junior high schools in 2016 increases from 5.2% to 6.4% of the students at grade 1 of senior high schools in 2017 with an increase of 24.1%; the smoking rate of students of grade 3 of junior high schools in 2017 increases from 3.4% to 7.0% of the students at grade 1 of senior high schools in 2018 with an increase of 107.7%. Despite that this survey is not designed as a cohort study, nevertheless, it can be generally observed that the changes of the smoking rates of students moving from junior high schools to senior and vocational high schools are worth noting. Fig. 3-11 25 20 15 % 10 5 0 Smoking rates of students of junior high schools and senior and vocational high school students over the past years Male Female Overall 4.1 3.0 1.8 7.5 5.6 3.4 Grade 2 of junior high in 2014 8.0 5.2 2.1 Grade 3 of junior high in 2015 9.9 7.5 4.8 Grade 1 of junior high in 2016 12.1 8.5 4.7 13.2 9.5 5.3 Grade 1 of junior high in 2013 Grade 2 of junior high in 2017 Grade 3 of junior high in 2018 Note: 1. Data source: "Taiwan Global Youth Tobacco Survey" by HPA; class testing method was used to collect relevant data of teenager smoking; the subjects of analysis were all groups. 2. Senior high and vocational schools students: Senior highs, vocational highs, and 1st to 3rd year students of 5-year junior colleges (including evening classes). 111 () Research, Monitoring, and International Exchange