Prevalence
38.8% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 44.0%,
Female = 33.3%)
19.5% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 21.4%, Female =
17.5%)
15.3% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 17.3%, Female = 13.1%)
7.0% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 7.8%, Female =
6.1%)
24.3% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitude
24.0% think boys and 36.8% think girls who smoke have more
friends
13.6% think boys and 24.5% think girls who smoke look more
attractive
Access and Availability — Current Smokers
11.0% usually smoke at home
30.2% buy cigarettes in a store
53.8% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase
because of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
32.0% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
49.5% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
92.5% think smoking should be banned from public places
79.1% think smoke from others is harmful to them
33.7% have one or more parents who smoke
48.1% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation—Current Smokers
57.3% want to stop smoking
65.2% tried to stop smoking during the past year
65.1% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
86.7% saw antismoking media messages, in the past 30 days
84.8% saw pro–cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
68.1% saw pro–cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the
past 30 days
13.0% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
8.2% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company
representative
School
68.6% had been taught in class, during the past year, about
the dangers of smoking
39.3% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why
people their age smoke
60.4% had been taught in class, during the past year, the
effects of tobacco use
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Highlights
• Approximately 2 in 10 students currently use any form of
tobacco; 15% of the students currently smoke cigarettes; 7%
currently use some other form of tobacco.
• ETS exposure is high—one third of the students live in
homes where others smoke and half of the students are exposed to
smoke around others outside of the home; one third of the
students have a parent who smokes and almost half of the
students have friends who smoke.
• 8 in 10 students think smoke from others is harmful to
them.
• Over half of the current smokers want to stop smoking.
• 1 in 10 students was offered a free cigarette by a tobacco
company representative.
• Over 8 in 10 students saw antismoking media messages in
the past 30 days; Over 8 in 10 students saw pro–cigarette ads in
the past 30 days. |