Prevalence
47.5% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 48.0%,
Female = 46.0%)
23.6% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 24.6%, Female =
20.5%)
18.4% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 18.9%, Female = 16.4%)
8.7% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 10.3%, Female
= 6.0%)
22.6% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitude
21.1% think boys and 36.0% think girls who smoke have more
friends
13.6% think boys and 26.8% think girls who smoke look more
attractive
Access and Availability—Current Smokers
14.5% usually smoke at home
31.7% buy cigarettes in a store
66.4% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase
because of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
36.3% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
48.0% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
88.7% think smoking should be banned from public places
76.4% think smoke from others is harmful to them
34.7% have one or more parents who smoke
61.5% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation—Current Smokers
50.1% want to stop smoking
51.9% tried to stop smoking during the past year
65.2% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
83.0% saw antismoking media messages, in the past 30 days
86.1% saw pro–cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
75.3% saw pro–cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the
past 30 days
15.5% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
10.6% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company
representative
School
62.6% had been taught in class, during the past year, about
the dangers of smoking
36.2% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why
people their age smoke
52.7% had been taught in class, during the past year, the
effects of tobacco use
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Highlights
• Approximately one quarter of the students currently use any
form of tobacco; 18% of the students currently smoke cigarettes;
9% currently use some other form of tobacco.
• ETS exposure is high—one third of the students live in
homes where others smoke and almost half of the students are
exposed to smoke around others outside of the home; one third of
the students have a parent who smokes and almost two thirds of
the students have friends who smoke.
• Three quarters of the students think smoke from others is
harmful to them.
• Half 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. |