Teenage alcohol drug use is currently at an all-time low. Out of a polled body of students, 4.4% of 8th graders reported having been on at least one occasion been drunk within the previous month; for 10th graders, the number was 13.7%, and for 12th graders, 25%. More drastically, cigarette smoking has become a far less prevalent activity among American middle- and high-school students; in fact, a greater number of teens now smoke marijuana than smoke cigarettes, with one recent study showing a respective 15.2% versus 11.7% of surveyed students. Recent studies have shown that <answer>male</answer> late adolescents are far more likely to smoke cigarettes rather than fe<answer>male</answer>s. The study indicated that there was a discernible gender difference in the prevalence of smoking among the students. The finding of the study show that more <answer>male</answer>s than fe<answer>male</answer>s began smoking when they were in primary and high schools whereas most fe<answer>male</answer>s started smoking after high school. This may be attributed to recent changing social and political views towards marijuana; issues such as medicinal use and legalization have tended towards painting the drug in a more positive light than historically, while cigarettes continue to be vilified due to associated health risks.
Are male or female late adolescents more likely to smoke cigarettes?
male