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Prevalence
43.7% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 49.8%, Female =
35.9%)
33.0% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 36.5%, Female = 27.7%)
21.0% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 25.0%, Female = 14.8%)
23.0% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 24.6%, Female = 21.1%)
25.2% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
33.1% think boys and 26.7% think girls who smoke have more friends
26.1% think boys and 20.1% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
26.0% usually smoke at home
40.5% buy cigarettes in a store
79.4% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
64.8% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
65.9% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
74.4% think smoking should be banned from public places
60.0% think smoke from others is harmful to them
53.9% have one or more parents who smoke
22.7% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
61.4% want to stop smoking
61.8% tried to stop smoking during the past year
80.5% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
61.8% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
74.7% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
68.7% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30
days
26.9% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
23.1% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
44.3% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
42.9% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
45.2% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of
tobacco use
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