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Prevalence
13.8% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 16.2%, Female =
10.7%)
19.6% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 22.8%, Female = 15.8%)
4.1% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 4.4%, Female = 3.4%)
17.5% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 20.5%, Female = 14.3%)
Knowledge and Attitudes
26.0% think boys and 19.6% think girls who smoke have more friends
25.6% think boys and 21.9% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
18.0% usually smoke at home
42.1% buy cigarettes in a store
93.0% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
29.0% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
40.1% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
87.5% think smoking should be banned from public places
76.5% think smoke from others is harmful to them
42.9% have one or more parents who smoke
5.7% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
61.9% want to stop smoking
63.5% tried to stop smoking during the past year
71.5% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
72.9% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
71.3% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30
days
18.8% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
25.5% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
46.5% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
34.9% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
31.0% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of
tobacco use
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