Prevalence
40.3% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 46.5%, Female =
32.6%)
16.3% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 19.5%, Female =11.7%)
14.0% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 17.6%, Female = 9.5%)
5.4% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 6.3%, Female = 3.9%)
12.4% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
32.2% think boys and 17.8% think girls who smoke have more friends
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
33.6% usually smoke at home
31.9% buy cigarettes in a store
81.5% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
38.0% live in homes where others smoke
67.6% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
83.9% think smoking should be banned from public places
68.7% think smoke from others is harmful to them
37.8% have one or more parents who smoke
7.6% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
69.4% want to stop smoking
76.5% tried to stop smoking during the past year
61.8% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
76.9% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
83.6% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
80.3% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30
days
19.4% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
11.1% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
43.9% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
31.1% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
40.2% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of
tobacco use
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