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Prevalence
12.6% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Boys = 16.1%, Girls = 4.6%)
18.5% currently use any tobacco product (Boys = 21.8%, Girls = 11.2%)
5.7% currently smoke cigarettes (Boys = 7.5%, Girls = 1.6%)
14.9% currently use other tobacco products (Boys = 17.0%, Girls = 10.0%)
29.4% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
34.7% think boys and 21.7% think girls who smoke have more friends
27.4% think boys and 20.2% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
12.7% usually smoke at home
44.3% buy cigarettes in a store
55.0% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
27.9% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
36.8% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
73.5% think smoking should be banned from public places
65.3% think smoke from others is harmful to them
29.5% have one or more parents who smoke
3.4% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
83.4% want to stop smoking
66.8% tried to stop smoking during the past year
Media and Advertising
71.1% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
71.5% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
67.1% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30
days
14.0% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
21.7% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
29.4% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
24.3% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
33.6% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of
tobacco use
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