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Tobacco

Tobacco use is the largest preventable cause of death, disease, and disability in the United States.1 Smoking can harm nearly every organ in a smoker's body and also affects non-smokers exposed through secondhand smoke.2

1. Office on Smoking and Health, CDC, 7/11/17.
2. Health Effects, Office on Smoking and Health, CDC, 2/9/17.
Tobacco use is tracked using a range of surveys. Some examples include:
  • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
  • National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
  • National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
  • State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation System (STATE)
  • Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
  • Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS)

For more information on tracking tobacco use health objectives, visit the Healthy People 2020 Tobacco Use page.

Current Cigarette Smoking - Adults (BRFSS)


Current and Former Smoking Status - Adults (BRFSS)


Smoking Cessation Attempt - Adults (BRFSS)


Current Smokeless Tobacco Use - Adults (BRFSS)


Smoking and Pregnancy (PRAMS)

New Jersey


U.S. Department of Health and Human Services


NJ State Health Assessment Data, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360, nj.gov/health/shad
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