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Prevalence
61.6% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 63.4%, Female =
58.7%)
29.8% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 30.2%, Female = 28.7%)
28.2% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 28.4%, Female = 27.2%)
5.6% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 6.2%, Female = 4.8%)
22.9% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
18.2% think boys and 16.9% think girls who smoke have more friends
7.7% think boys and 5.9% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
12.6% usually smoke at home
57.5% buy cigarettes in a store
73.0% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
41.3% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
56.3% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
80.3% think smoking should be banned from public places
64.9% think smoke from others is harmful to them
42.3% have one or more parents who smoke
21.2% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
69.5% want to stop smoking
69.8% tried to stop smoking during the past year
63.5% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
83.6% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
79.3% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
80.6% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30
days
16.1% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
22.2% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
31.3% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
23.8% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
39.3% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of
tobacco use
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