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Prevalence
46.6% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 42.7%, Female =
48.7%)
23.6% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 22.1%, Female =22.8%)
20.7% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 18.1%, Female =21.0%)
8.2% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 10.4%, Female = 5.5%)
16.8% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
12.8% think boys and 11.3% think girls who smoke have more friends
16.4% think boys and 11.1% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
13.8% usually smoke at home
56.4% buy cigarettes in a store
91.4% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
65.3% live in homes where others smoke
78.3% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
81.6% think smoking should be banned from public places
69.4% think smoke from others is harmful to them
51.0% have one or more parents who smoke
17.6% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
65.5% want to stop smoking
60.6% tried to stop smoking during the past year
69.5% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
90.0% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
90.4% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
82.6% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30
days
24.0% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
19.8% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
50.8% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
35.2% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
42.3% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of
tobacco use
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