Smoking rates within grades six and eight have remained constant for the past several years.
However, smoking rates in grades 10 and 12 have been increasing for the past several years.
Most students do not smoke in grade six.  However by grade 8, 7% of the students report smoking.
By grade 10, 18% of the students are smoking and by grade 12, 31% are smoking
These data indicate additional interventions are needed to reduce cigarette smoking use it Region 7