Ratio: Percentage of high school student survey respondents who have used cigarettes on one or more days in the 30 days preceding the survey.

Definition: Percentage of high school (9th-12th grade) students who have used cigarettes on one or more days in the 30 days preceding the survey

Data Source:

1) Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

2) Youth Tobacco Survey, Office of Tobacco Control, New Jersey Department of Health
*This survey is conducted every 2 or 3 years

Ratio: Percent of students surveyed consuming daily recommended servings of fruits and vegetables.

Definition: The percentage of surveyed adolescents in grades 9 to 12 who reported consuming five or more daily servings of fruits and vegetables (including legumes).

Data Source: Student Health Survey, Office of Student Support Services, New Jersey Department of Education

Ratio: Percent of non-smoking high school students grades 9-12 exposed to secondhand smoke

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

Data Source:

Youth Tobacco Survey*, Office of Tobacco Control, New Jersey Department of Health

* Survey not conducted every year.

Rate: Age-adjusted death rate, number of deaths due to diabetes, per 100,000 population.

Definition: Deaths with diabetes as the underlying cause of death (ICD-10 codes: E10-E14).

Data Sources:

(1) Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health

(2) Population Estimates, State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Rate: Number of deaths among females due to breast cancer per 100,000 female population.

Definition: Number of deaths per 100,000 with malignant neoplasm (cancer) of the female breast as the underlying cause (ICD-10 codes: C33-C34).

Data Sources:

(1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File. CDC WONDER On-line Database accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd10.html

(2) Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health

(3) Population Estimates, State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Ratio: Percentage of middle school (7th-8th grade) students who have used cigarettes on one or more days in the 30 days preceding the survey.

Definition: Percentage of middle school (grades 7-8) students who have used cigarettes on one or more days in the 30 days preceding the survey.

Data Source: NJDHS DMHAS NJ Middle School Risk and Protective Factor Survey

History:
FEB 2017
- Data source for this indicator changed to New Jersey Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS) starting with 2014 data. Previous data years were based on PRIDE survey data, New Jersey Department of Human Services.

MAR 2017
- Baseline year changed from 2010 to 2014, since YTS and PRIDE data are not comparable.
- 2020 targets modified to reflect a 10% improvement over the 2014 baseline for total population and all racial/ethnic groups

Ratio: Percent of total resident population age 18+ having a primary care provider as the usual source of care.

Definition: Adults age 18 years old or older having a primary care provider as the usual source of care.

Data source: Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health