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Prevalence
23.7% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Boys = 22.6%, Girls = 24.6%)
18.5% currently use any tobacco product (Boys = 18.1%, Girls =18.4%)
11.8% currently smoke cigarettes (Boys = 11.0%, Girls =12.1%)
9.8% currently use other tobacco products (Boys = 9.7%, Girls = 9.7%)
22.3% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
16.9% think boys and 15.4% think girls who smoke have more friends
24.5% think boys and 24.5% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
58.5% usually smoke at home
28.1% buy cigarettes in a store
70.2% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
32.8% live in homes where others smoke
47.3% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
70.6% think smoking should be banned from public places
50.8% think smoke from others is harmful to them
21.6% have one or more parents who smoke
11.3% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
83.1% want to stop smoking
81.4% tried to stop smoking during the past year
Media and Advertising
59.9% saw anti-smoking media messages in the past 30 days
64.1% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards in the past 30 days
61.7% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines in the past 30
days
20.5% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
11.2% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
54.9% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
29.7% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
60.4% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of
tobacco use
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