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- Two thirds
of all students have tried smoking cigarettes,
regardless of gender, grade, or race/ethnicity. Nearly two
thirds of current smokers began smoking between ages 11
and 14. See
Figure 1
.
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- Of the students who were
current smokers, two thirds had tried to quit in the past
year. This was consistent regardless of gender, age, or
race/ethnicity.
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- Older students were more
likely than younger students were to have ever tried
smoking and to be recent, daily, and frequent smokers.
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- Black
students were less likely to have used any tobacco
recently; to have ever used smokeless tobacco; or to smoke
regularly, heavily, or daily than were students of any
other race/ethnicity. See
Figure 2
.
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- Gender
differences were clear for smokeless tobacco use and
cigar use, with males using these tobacco products
significantly more than females. In addition, males were
seven times more likely to use chewing tobacco on school
property than females, whereas cigarette use on school
property was identical for both sexes. See
Figure 3
.
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- Three
quarters of underage smokers were able to buy
cigarettes without being asked to show proof of
age. See
Figure 4
.
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