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Prevalence
29.5% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 36.7%, Female =
22.2%)
16.9% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 21.1%, Female =10.8%)
8.7% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 11.1%, Female = 5.5%)
9.9% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 12.6%, Female = 6.0%)
14.2% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
27.4% think boys and 15.4% think girls who smoke have more friends
8.4% think boys and 6.6% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
53.2% usually smoke at home
28.2% buy cigarettes in a store
* % who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
34.3% live in homes where others smoke
62.3% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
75.1% think smoking should be banned from public places
65.7% think smoke from others is harmful to them
5.5% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
* % want to stop smoking
* % tried to stop smoking during the past year
70.7% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
80.8% saw anti-smoking media messages in the past 30 days
80.3% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards in the past 30 days
79.4% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines in the past 30
days
17.5% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
12.6% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
46.0% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
31.5% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
47.2% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of
tobacco use
* sample size <35 participants
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