Table 16: Help to stop smoking by gender

Help to stop smoking

Males

Females

Total

%

%

%

Personal factors

More will power

57.5

68.2

64.3*

Less stress

35.1

43.8

40.6

More confidence to stop

21.3

21.5

21.4

Know of damage to health

19.1

18.1

18.5

Environmental factors

Price increase in tobacco

29.4

22.9

25.3

No smoking policy

10.1

13.1

12.0

Social factors

Support from family/friends

13.7

16.2

15.3

Nicotine replacement therapy

14.7

14.0

14.3

Stop smoking group

6.0

5.8

5.9

Medical advice

6.6

3.1

4.4

*Significant between gender (p<.01)

4.9.2 Illegal Drugs

Cannabis was the most common illegal drug used by students with over

one third (37%) reporting they have used it in the past 12 months and 20%

had used cannabis in the past 30 days.  There were significant differences

between gender, in that a higher proportion of male students reported

using cannabis both in the last year (49%) and in the last 30 days (30%).

Twice as many male students (22%) used cannabis ten or more times in the

past 12 months in comparison to female (11%) students (Figure 13). There

was no difference across year in college. In the past 30 days, 9% of males

and 3% of females used cannabis ten or more times.

Figure 13: Cannabis Use in past 12 months by gender

80

70

68

60

55

50

40

(%)

30

24

21

22

20

11

10

Males

0

Females

Never

Fewer than 10 times

10 + times

37