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Prevalence
31.3% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 40.5%, Female =
21.2%)
26.1% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 33.0%, Female = 18.1%)
15.6% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 23.1%, Female = 7.1%)
18.1% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 21.1%, Female = 14.4%)
23.1% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
29.7% think boys and 22.7% think girls who smoke have more friends
25.7% think boys and 19.1% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
23.8% usually smoke at home
20.6% buy cigarettes in a store
84.9% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
48.5% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
58.8% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
79.3% think smoking should be banned from public places
62.4% think smoke from others is harmful to them
34.9% have one or more parents who smoke
11.8% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
67.4% want to stop smoking
25.7% tried to stop smoking during the past year
89.2% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
70.4% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
83.0% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past
30 days
89.9% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines,
in the past 30 days
22.1% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
26.3% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company
representative
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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