Prevalence
31.7% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Boys = 36.8%, Girls = 25.7%)
18.0% currently use any tobacco product (Boys = 20.4%, Girls = 14.8%)
13.8% currently smoke cigarettes (Boys =
16.3%, Girls = 10.8%)
6.8% currently use other tobacco products (Boys = 7.0%, Girls = 6.0%)
18.8% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
25.0% think boys and 37.0% think girls who smoke have more friends
14.7% think boys and 30.7% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
11.8% usually smoke at home
41.7% buy cigarettes in a store
71.3% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
27.8% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
38.0% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
90.5% think smoking should be banned from public places
75.7% think smoke from others is harmful to them
24.1% have one or more parents who smoke
42.3% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
68.9% want to stop smoking
74.0% tried to stop smoking during the past year
76.6% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
87.6% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
84.4% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
75.6% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30
days
12.3% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
11.1% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
73.7% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
43.6% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
64.4% 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;
13.8% of the students currently smoke cigarettes; 6.8% currently use some
other form of tobacco.
• ETS exposure is high–almost 3 in 10 students live in homes
where others smoke and almost 4 in 10 are exposed to smoke around others
outside of the home; almost one quarter of the students have a parent who
smokes and 4 in 10 students have friends who smoke.
• Over 7 in 10 students think smoke from others is harmful to them.
• Almost 7 in 10 of the current smokers want to stop smoking.
• 11% 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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