Health Indicator Report of Secondhand Smoke Exposure among High School Students
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^]
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/]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 nonsmokersHealthy 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/]
Page Content Updated On 11/13/2020,
Published on 10/26/2022
