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Prevalence
55.9% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 63.1%, Female =
48.9%)
23.4% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 26.9%, Female =20.1%)
20.2% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 23.6%, Female =17.4%)
6.8% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 8.2%, Female = 5.3%)
24.4% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
13.4% think boys and 13.4% think girls who smoke have more friends
10.1% think boys and 8.8% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
11.4% usually smoke at home
65.7% buy cigarettes in a store
74.2% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
31.1% live in homes where others smoke
45.2% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
88.1% think smoking should be banned from public places
55.7% think smoke from others is harmful to them
41.7% have one or more parents who smoke
17.2% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
67.7% want to stop smoking
63.4% tried to stop smoking during the past year
57.7% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
89.3% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
78.3% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
84.0% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30
days
13.3% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
9.3% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
44.4% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
36.7% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
31.3% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of
tobacco use
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