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Prevalence
52.1% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 62.1%, Female =
40.4%)
23.1% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 23.1%, Female = 15.5%)
18.1% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 23.8%, Female = 11.1%)
9.7% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 11.7%, Female = 6.9%)
16.7% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
17.4% think boys and 15.2% think girls who smoke have more friends
8.5% think boys and 8.4% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
18.0% usually smoke at home
55.3% buy cigarettes in a store
65.8% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
35.6% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
52.6% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
80.7% think smoking should be banned from public places
62.4% think smoke from others is harmful to them
49.3% have one or more parents who smoke
13.0% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
72.5% want to stop smoking
65.6% tried to stop smoking during the past year
71.0% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
81.3% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
81.1% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
76.3% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30
days
14.9% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
12.2% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
45.8% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
21.0% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
37.3% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of
tobacco use
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