Prevalence
25.3% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 39.0%, Female =
11.8%)
18.0% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 28.7%, Female = 7.2%)
13.7% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 23.1%, Female = 4.2%)
8.6% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 13.4%, Female = 3.8%)
20.6% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
27.9% think boys and 19.4% think girls who smoke have more friends
19.1% think boys and 15.6% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
12.5% usually smoke at home
53.1% buy cigarettes in a store
91.0% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
62.8% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
66.0% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
86.2% think smoking should be banned from public places
76.2% think smoke from others is harmful to them
51.9% have one or more parents who smoke
11.7% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
80.6% want to stop smoking
69.7% tried to stop smoking during the past year
95.2% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
68.8% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
62.3% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
56.2% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30
days
10.7% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
6.6% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
30.5% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
25.8% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
24.6% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of
tobacco use
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