Complete Health Indicator Report of Secondhand Smoke Exposure among High School Students
Definition
The percentage of high school students in grades 9-12 who are nonsmokers but are exposed to secondhand smokeNumerator
The number of high school students in grades 9-12 who are nonsmokers but are exposed to secondhand smokeDenominator
The total number of high school students in grades 9-12 who are nonsmokersWhy 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.[http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/secondhand_smoke/general_facts/index.htm ^1^]Healthy People Objective: Reduce the proportion of nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke: Adolescents aged 12 to 17 years
U.S. Target: 41.0 percentOther Objectives
'''Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective TU-3''': Reduce the proportion of high school student (grades 9-12) nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke to 43.3% in the total population, 46.9% among Whites, 41.8% among Blacks, 38.7% among Hispanics, and 27.9% among Asians.Health Program Information
NJDOH Office of Tobacco Control: [http://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/tobacco/]Data Tables
Nonsmokers Exposed to Secondhand Smoke, High School Students, New Jersey, 2010-2018 (HNJ2020)
Race/Ethnicity | Year | Percent of Nonsmoker High School Students in Grades 9-12 | ||||
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Record Count: 25 | ||||||
White | 2010 | 52 | ||||
White | 2012 | 65 | ||||
White | 2014 | 60 | ||||
White | 2016 | 51 | ||||
White | 2018 | 53 | ||||
Black | 2010 | 46 | ||||
Black | 2012 | 53 | ||||
Black | 2014 | 48 | ||||
Black | 2016 | 46 | ||||
Black | 2018 | 43 | ||||
Hispanic | 2010 | 43 | ||||
Hispanic | 2012 | 61 | ||||
Hispanic | 2014 | 55 | ||||
Hispanic | 2016 | 47 | ||||
Hispanic | 2018 | 53 | ||||
Asian | 2010 | 31 | ||||
Asian | 2012 | 53 | ||||
Asian | 2014 | 50 | ||||
Asian | 2016 | 45 | ||||
Asian | 2018 | 48 | ||||
Total | 2010 | 48 | ||||
Total | 2012 | 61 | ||||
Total | 2014 | 56 | ||||
Total | 2016 | 49 | ||||
Total | 2018 | 51 |
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. Due to the COVID pandemic, the survey was not conducted in 2020.Data Source
Youth Tobacco Survey, Office of Tobacco Control, New Jersey Department of Health, [http://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/tobacco/]Nonsmokers Exposed to Secondhand Smoke High School Students, New Jersey, 2018
Race/Ethnicity | Percent of Nonsmoker High School Students in Grades 9-12 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 5 | ||||||
White | 53 | |||||
Black | 43 | |||||
Hispanic | 53 | |||||
Asian | 48 | |||||
New Jersey | 51 |
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. Due to the COVID pandemic, the survey was not conducted in 2020.Data Source
Youth Tobacco Survey, Office of Tobacco Control, New Jersey Department of Health, [http://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/tobacco/]References and Community Resources
1. [http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/secondhand_smoke/general_facts/index.htm Secondhand Smoke (SHS) Facts] CDC: [http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/secondhand_smoke/ Secondhand Smoke]
Page Content Updated On 11/13/2020,
Published on 10/26/2022