Prevalence
14.8% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Boys = 22.0%, Girls = 6.7%)
14.6% currently use any tobacco product (Boys = 18.7%, Girls = 9.4%)
5.9% currently smoke cigarettes (Boys = 9.4%, Girls = 1.7%)
10.6% currently use other tobacco products (Boys= 12.5%, Girls = 8.1%)
19.8% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
27.6% think boys and 19.2% think girls who smoke have more friends
19.8% think boys and 14.3% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
23.9% usually smoke at home
27.5% buy cigarettes in a store
* who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
40.3% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
38.7% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
75.5% think smoking should be banned from public places
65.7% think smoke from others is harmful to them
32.1% have one or more parents who smoke
5.7% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
80.0% want to stop smoking
85.3% tried to stop smoking during the past year
91.7% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
71.0% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
57.4% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
53.2% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30
days
12.2% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
10.9% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
52.1% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
38.6% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
46.8% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of
tobacco use
* Sampling contained less than 35 responses
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