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Prevalence
36.4% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 44.1%, Female =
25.8%)
22.9% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 27.5%, Female =15.2%)
18.3% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 22.6%, Female =11.4%)
12.9% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 14.9%, Female = 8.3%)
13.9% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
30.8% think boys and 26.7% think girls who smoke have more friends
22.6% think boys and 19.5% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
34.0% usually smoke at home
34.9% buy cigarettes in a store
70.9% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
65.8% live in homes where others smoke
59.7% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
76.5% think smoking should be banned from public places
68.8% definitely think smoke from others is harmful to them
53.4% have one or more parents who smoke
20.3% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
40.2% want to stop smoking
79.3% tried to stop smoking during the past year
85.1% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
80.9% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
66.4% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
61.3% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30
days
33.2% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
27.7% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
52.3% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
49.7% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
50.6% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of
tobacco use
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