Ratio: Percent of live births whose mothers reportedly used any tobacco product.

Definition: Self-reported use of any tobacco product by the mother during pregnancy. Note: Denominator includes mothers with unknown tobacco use status (approx. 5% of birth records).

Source:

Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health; Retrieved on December 22, 2014 from New Jersey Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey State Health Assessment Data: http://nj.gov/health/shad. 

History:
MAR 2017
- 2010-2014 baseline data updated for total population and all racial/ethnic groups
- Baseline year changed from 2008 to 2010
- 2020 targets adjusted for total and all racial/ethnic groups to reflect a 10% improvement over the 2010 baseline

Ratio: Percent of high school student survey respondents who currently use tobacco products.

Definition: Percentage of high school students (grade 9-12) who have used tobacco (cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, bidis) in the 30 days preceding the survey.

Data Sources: Youth Tobacco Survey, Office of Tobacco Control, New Jersey Department of Health
**The survey is conducted on even numbered years, however was not conducted in 2010.