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Prevalence
49.2% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Boys = 51.3%, Girls = 46.7%)
22.9% currently use any tobacco product (Boys = 26.0%, Girls = 19.4%)
16.5% currently smoke cigarettes (Boys = 17.4%, Girls = 15.0%)
10.2% currently use other tobacco products (Boys = 12.0%, Girls = 8.3%)
25.4% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
24.9% think boys and 43.6% think girls who smoke have more friends
7.0% think boys and 8.7% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
14.7% usually smoke at home
45.7% buy cigarettes in a store
86.8% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
30.8% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
43.0% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
81.0% think smoking should be banned from public places
73.9% think smoke from others is harmful to them
26.7% have one or more parents who smoke
16.6% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
60.4% want to stop smoking
67.5% tried to stop smoking during the past year
67.5% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
74.6% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
83.3% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
75.2% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30
days
13.6 have an object with a cigarette brand logo
13.7% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
60.8% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
35.0% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
61.3% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of
tobacco use
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