Prevalence
43.7% of students had ever smoked cigarettes (Male = 46.5%,
Female = 40.1%)
22.4% currently use any tobacco product (Male = 25.3%, Female =
19.2%)
18.7% currently smoke cigarettes (Male = 22.0%, Female = 15.2%)
7.4% currently use other tobacco products (Male = 8.1%, Female =
6.4%)
24.0% of never smokers are likely to initiate smoking next year
Knowledge and Attitude
22.0% think boys and 40.2% think girls who smoke have more
friends
15.1% think boys and 25.8% think girls who smoke look more
attractive
Access and Availability—Current Smokers
7.7% usually smoke at home
35.2% buy cigarettes in a store
49.5% who bought cigarettes in a store were NOT refused purchase
because of their age
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
42.4% live in homes where others smoke in their presence
52.3% are around others who smoke in places outside their home
85.1% think smoking should be banned from public places
68.6% think smoke from others is harmful to them
46.6% have one or more parents who smoke
58.6% have most or all friends who smoke
Cessation—Current Smokers
55.5% want to stop smoking
62.9% tried to stop smoking during the past year
66.1% have ever received help to stop smoking
Media and Advertising
81.6% saw antismoking media messages, in the past 30 days
85.5% saw pro–cigarette ads on billboards, in the past 30 days
75.8% saw pro–cigarette ads in newspapers or magazines, in the
past 30 days
17.2% have an object with a cigarette brand logo
9.7% were offered free cigarettes by a tobacco company
representative
School
66.0% had been taught in class, during the past year, about
the dangers of smoking
38.5% had discussed in class, during the past year, reasons why
people their age smoke
59.9% had been taught in class, during the past year, the
effects of tobacco use
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Highlights
• 2 in 10 of the students currently use any form of
tobacco; Almost two in 10 of the students currently smoke
cigarettes; 7.4% currently use some other form of tobacco.
• ETS exposure is high—over 4 in 10 students live in homes
where others smoke and half of the students are exposed to smoke
around others outside of the home; over two fifths of the
students have a parent who smokes and over half of the students
have friends who smoke.
• Almost 7 in 10 of the 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. |