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Prevalence
19.5% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Boys = 31.4%, Girls = 6.8%)
18.2% currently use any tobacco product (Boys = 27.3%, Girls = 8.9%)
9.1% currently smoke cigarettes (Boys = 16.2%, Girls = 1.8%)
12.8% currently use other tobacco products (Boys = 17.8%, Girls = 7.7%)
14.3% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitudes
34.8% think boys and 17.2% think girls who smoke have more friends
24.9% think boys and 17.3% think girls who smoke look more attractive
Access and Availability - Current Smokers
12.3% usually smoke at home
42.6% buy cigarettes in a store
85.6% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase because
of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
21.8% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
34.2% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
86.0% think smoking should be banned from public places
52.3% think smoke from others is harmful to them
21.3% have one or more parents who smoke
7.4% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation - Current Smokers
77.7% want to stop smoking
67.3% tried to stop smoking during the past year
81.1% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
74.1% saw anti-smoking media messages, in the past 30 days
64.7% saw pro-cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
65.5% saw pro-cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the past 30
days
12.1% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
13.3% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company representative
School
46.2% had been taught in class, during the past year, about the dangers
of smoking
33.9% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why people
their age smoke
37.0% had been taught in class, during the past year, the effects of
tobacco use
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