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Prevalence
41.0% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 56.2%, Female =
24.4%)
15.8% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 24.3%, Female = 6.6%)
11.3% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 18.5%, Female = 3.8%)
10.4% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 16.1%, Female = 4.4%)
8.1% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
33.6% think boys and 18.5% think girls who smoke have more friends
27.2% think boys and 30.1% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
16.9% usually smoke at home
36.6% buy cigarettes in a store
86.4% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
52.4% live in homes where others smoke
49.9% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
83.6% think smoking should be banned from public places
83.0% think smoke from others is harmful to them
47.1% have one or more parents who smoke
11.9% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
60.5% want to stop smoking
64.8% tried to stop smoking during the past year
67.3% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
68.8% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
72.0% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past
30 days
66.7% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines,
in the past 30 days
31.6% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
School
71.9% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
55.3% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
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