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Secondhand Smoke Exposure among High School Students by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2010 to 2018

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Why Is This Important?

Secondhand smoke harms children and adults, and the only way to fully protect nonsmokers is to eliminate smoking in all homes, worksites, and public places.^[https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/secondhand-smoke/ 1]^

Definition

The percentage of high school students in grades 9-12 who are nonsmokers but are exposed to secondhand smoke

Data Notes

Survey is only conducted in even-numbered years. Data for White, Black, and Asian do not include Hispanics. Hispanic ethnicity includes persons of any race.

Data Source

Youth Tobacco Survey, Office of Tobacco Control, New Jersey Department of Health
(http://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/tobacco/)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    The number of high school students in grades 9-12 who are nonsmokers but are exposed to secondhand smoke

  • Denominator:

    The total number of high school students in grades 9-12 who are nonsmokers

Related Health Objectives and Indicators




  • Health Initiative: HNJ2020

    Healthy NJ 2020 Objective TU-3

    NJ Target: Reduce the proportion of high school student (grades 9-12) nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke to 43.3 percent for the total population, 27.9% for Asians, 41.8% for Blacks, 38.7% for Hispanics, and 46.9% for Whites by 2020.0
    https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/topics/tobacco-use.shtml


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Indicator Data Last Updated On 11/13/2020, Published on 06/06/2024
Office of Tobacco Control, Division of Community Health, New Jersey Department of Health, Trenton, NJ, 08625 (https://nj.gov/health/fhs/tobacco/)