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Prevalence
14.9% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Boys = 19.1%, Girls = 9.4%)
10.0% currently use any tobacco product (Boys = 14.0%, Girls = 4.5%)
2.6% currently smoke cigarettes (Boys = 4.2%, Girls = 0.4%)
9.1% currently use other tobacco products (Boys = 12.2%, Girls = 4.5%)
13.6% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
21.0% think boys and 13.4% think girls who smoke have more friends
37.0% think boys and 41.9% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
* usually smoke at home
* buy cigarettes in a store
* who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
42.9% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
54.0% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
88.3% think smoking should be banned from public places
65.1% think smoke from others is harmful to them
37.2% have one or more parents who smoke
5.3% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
* want to stop smoking
* tried to stop smoking during the past year
* have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
86.6% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
54.8% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
54.4% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30
days
15.8% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
7.6% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
46.9% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
35.6% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
43.4% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of
tobacco use
* Sampling contained less than 35 responses
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