Prevalence
43.3% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Boy = 46.1%, Girl = 39.3%)
19.1% currently use any tobacco product (Boy = 19.9%, Girl = 17.5%)
16.5% currently smoke cigarettes (Boy = 16.8%, Girl = 15.3%)
5.4% currently use other tobacco products (Boy = 7.1%,Girl = 3.8%)
24.2% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
20.4% think boys and 36.2% think girls who smoke have more friends
13.8% think boys and 25.5% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
13.2% usually smoke at home
25.3% buy cigarettes in a store
62.8% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
40.3% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
49.2% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
88.6% think smoking should be banned from public places
72.2% think smoke from others is harmful to them
41.8% have one or more parents who smoke
62.2% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
44.2% want to stop smoking
52.7% tried to stop smoking during the past year
65.8% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
86.7% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
85.8% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
76.7% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30
days
14.4% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
8.9% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
60.7% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
29.9% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
50.9% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of
tobacco use
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Highlights
• Almost 2 in 10 students currently use any form of tobacco; 16.5% of
the students currently smoke cigarettes; 5.4% currently use some other form
of tobacco.
• ETS exposure is high –4 in 10 students live in homes where others smoke
and almost 5 in 10 are exposed to smoke around others outside of the home;
4 in 10 students have a parent who smokes and 6 in 10 students have friends
who smoke.
• Over 7 in 10 students think smoke from others is harmful to them.
• 44% of the current smokers want to stop smoking.
• 8.9% of the students were offered a free cigarette by a tobacco company
representative.
• Over 8 in 10 students saw anti-smoking media messages in the past 30
days; Over 8 in 10 students saw pro-cigarette ads in the past 30 days.
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