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Prevalence
20.1% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Boys = 24.2%, Girls = 17.2%)
23.7% currently use any tobacco product (Boys = 19.0%, Girls = 25.4%)
8.3% currently smoke cigarettes (Boys = 11.3%, Girls = 5.9%)
17.6% currently use other tobacco products (Boys = 10.3%, Girls = 21.3%)
16.6% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
14.4% think boys and 9.8% think girls who smoke have more friends
7.6% think boys and 7.4% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
27.3% usually smoke at home
51.5% buy cigarettes in a store
78.9% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
42.6% live in homes where others smoke
42.9% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
84.4% think smoking should be banned from public places
55.6% think smoke from others is harmful to them
39.8% have one or more parents who smoke
11.7% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
67.7% want to stop smoking
64.3% tried to stop smoking during the past year
64.2% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
82.4% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
80.0% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
82.0% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30
days
17.9% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
16.0% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
43.2% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
32.0% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
40.0% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of
tobacco use
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