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 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.

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 public high school students surveyed who exercised or participated in physical activity.

Definition: The percentage of public high school students who participated in physical activities that increased their heart rate and made them breathe hard some of the time for a total of at least 60 minutes per day on five or more of the past seven days.

Data Sources:

(1) Student Health Survey, Office of Student Support Services, New Jersey Department of Education;

(2) Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ratio: Percent of high school students, grades 9-12, who were obese (greater than or equal to the 95th percentile for body mass index).

Definition: Number of high school students whose body mass index was greater than or equal to the 95th percentile for Body Mass Index (BMI) for their age and gender.

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

Ratio: The number of students among all student survey respondents who watch television for more than 3 hours per day on an average school day.

Definition: The percentage of students who watch television or play video/computer games and use the internet for a specified number of hours per day on an average school day.

Data Sources:

1) New Jersey Student Health Survey, Office of Student Support Services, Division of Student Services and Career Readiness, New Jersey Department of Education

2) High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, http://nccd.cdc.gov/youthonline/

History:
MAR 2017: Chart and table titles corrected to read as "More Than 2 Hours Per Day." They were erroneously labeled previously as "2 or Less Hours Per Day."