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Tobacco Use at Cornell

Nationally and at Cornell, cigarette smoking among college students increased steadily during the 1990s. Core Alcohol and Drug Survey research conducted with undergraduate students at Cornell between 1996 and 1998 revealed a:

  • 14% increase in students who had used tobacco within the past year
  • 17% increase in past 30-day use of tobacco
  • Significant rise in daily use of tobacco from 0.6% to 5%

All of these increases in tobacco use, coupled with an apparent increase in student acceptance of smoking, pose a significant hazard to the health of students while they attend the university, and for the decades beyond. The second-hand affects of smoking also threatens the health and safety of the university community.

Cornell initiatives

For more information about Gannett's response, read all about the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program.

You may also be interested in learning about tobacco cessation programming offered by the Cornell Wellness Program.

Recent data about Cornell students and tobacco

 

In fall 2004, a web-based survey was conducted by Gannett with a randomly-selected, stratified sample (N= 1,247) of Cornell undergraduate and graduate students to determine their attitudes, perceptions and behaviors regarding tobacco use.

Some key findings of this survey are contained within the "Did You Know" box on this page. A complete list of tobacco survey results (pdf) is also available.