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Prevalence
54.3% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 62.8%, Female =
46.0%)
20.5% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 28.3%, Female =13.5%)
16.3% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 23.4%, Female =10.0%)
8.5% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 12.0%, Female = 5.7%)
18.8% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
29.2% think boys and 21.2% think girls who smoke have more friends
24.5% think boys and 14.8% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
22.5% usually smoke at home
42.5% buy cigarettes in a store
90.4% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
57.2% live in homes where others smoke
69.0% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
85.9% think smoking should be banned from public places
58.5% think smoke from others is harmful to them
53.4% have one or more parents who smoke
8.3% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
75.0% want to stop smoking
68.3% tried to stop smoking during the past year
81.4% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
73.7% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
77.3% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
74.4% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30
days
22.6% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
13.8% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
45.6% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
42.0% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
52.2% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of
tobacco use
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