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

Rate: Number of new cases of HIV/AIDS infections per 100,000 population.

Definition: The rate of HIV transmission among adolescents and adults age 13+ per 100,000 population.

Data Source: New Jersey Enhanced HIV/AIDS Reporting System (eHARS) Division of HIV/AIDS, STD, and TB Services, New Jersey Department of Health

Rate: Number of new cases of HIV/AIDS infections per 100,000 population.

Definition: The rate of HIV transmission among adolescents and adults age 13+ per 100,000 population.

Data Source: New Jersey Enhanced HIV/AIDS Reporting System (eHARS) Division of HIV/AIDS, STD, and TB Services, New Jersey Department of Health

Ratio: Percent of High School Students

Definition: Percentage of high school students (grades 9-12) who use seat belts in automobiles

Data Source: NJDOE Student Health Survey of High School Students, New Jersey Department of Education

**This survey is only given in odd-numbered years.

Ratio: Percent of persons surveyed who had health insurance coverage at the time of the interview

Definition: Percentage of New Jersey residents with health insurance coverage

Data Sources:
1) US Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates

2) New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health Suggested citation: New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (NJBRFS).

3) New Jersey Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey State Health Assessment Data (NJSHAD) [online]. Accessed at http://nj.gov/health/shad

Ratio: Percent of persons surveyed who had health insurance coverage at the time of the interview

Definition: Percentage of New Jersey residents with health insurance coverage

Data Sources:
1) US Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates

2) New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health Suggested citation: New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Survey (NJBRFS).

3) New Jersey Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey State Health Assessment Data (NJSHAD) [online]. Accessed at http://nj.gov/health/shad

Ratio: Percent of High School Students

Definition: Percentage of high school students (grades 9-12) who use seat belts in automobiles

Data Source: NJDOE Student Health Survey of High School Students, New Jersey Department of Education

**This survey is only given in odd-numbered years.