Prevalence
29.2% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 33.3%,
Female = 23.5%)
15.2% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 18.0%, Female =
11.1%)
10.5% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 12.7%, Female = 7.4%)
7.2% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 8.3%, Female =
5.4%)
20.5% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitude
18.0% think boys and 34.5% think girls who smoke have more
friends
11.2% think boys and 19.5% think girls who smoke look more
attractive
Access and Availability—Current Smokers
20.1% usually smoke at home
36.7% buy cigarettes in a store
54.9% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase
because of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
34.6% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
46.7% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
93.1% think smoking should be banned from public places
77.4% think smoke from others is harmful to them
32.2% have one or more parents who smoke
47.2% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation—Current Smokers
64.6% want to stop smoking
64.7% tried to stop smoking during the past year
70.1% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
85.6% saw antismoking media messages, in the past 30 days
85.8% saw pro–cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
74.6% saw pro–cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the
past 30 days
12.4% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
11.2% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company
representative
School
69.4% had been taught in class, during the past year, about
the dangers of smoking
38.8% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why
people their age smoke
60.9% had been taught in class, during the past year, the
effects of tobacco use
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Highlights
• 15% of the students currently use any form of tobacco;
10.5% of the students currently smoke cigarettes; 7.2% currently
use some other form of tobacco.
• ETS exposure is high—over 3 in 10 students live in homes
where others smoke and over 4 in 10 are exposed to smoke around
others outside of the home; a third of the students have a
parent who smokes and over 4 in 10 students have friends who
smoke.
• Three quarters of the students think smoke from others is
harmful to them.
• Over two thirds of the current smokers want to stop
smoking.
• 1 in 10 students was offered a free cigarette by a tobacco
company representative.
• Over 8 in 10 students saw antismoking media messages in
the past 30 days; Over 8 in 10 students saw pro–cigarette ads in
the past 30 days. |