Prevalence
46.4% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 53.0%,
Female = 39.3%)
23.6% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 29.6%, Female =
16.8%)
20.1% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 25.5%, Female = 13.8%)
7.8% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 10.5%, Female
= 5.1%)
23.8% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitude
22.2% think boys and 33.1% think girls who smoke have more
friends
14.0% think boys and 23.6% think girls who smoke look more
attractive
Access and Availability—Current Smokers
8.8% usually smoke at home
32.0% buy cigarettes in a store
62.9% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase
because of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
42.1% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
55.8% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
87.8% think smoking should be banned from public places
73.7% think smoke from others is harmful to them
40.9% have one or more parents who smoke
49.1% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation—Current Smokers
53.7% want to stop smoking
64.9% tried to stop smoking during the past year
66.5% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
85.3% saw antismoking media messages, in the past 30 days
86.4% saw pro–cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
74.5% saw pro–cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the
past 30 days
15.6% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
11.2% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company
representative
School
67.4% had been taught in class, during the past year, about
the dangers of smoking
39.4% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why
people their age smoke
61.9% had been taught in class, during the past year, the
effects of tobacco use
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Highlights
• Almost 25% of the students currently use any form of tobacco;
One fifth of the students currently smoke cigarettes; 7.8%
currently use some other form of tobacco.
• ETS exposure is high—over 4 in 10 students live in homes
where others smoke and half of the students are exposed to smoke
around others outside of the home; two fifths of the students
have a parent who smokes and almost half of the students have
friends who smoke.
• Almost 75% of the students think smoke from others is
harmful to them.
• Over half of the current smokers want to stop smoking.
• 1 in 10 students were 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. |