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Leading Health Indicator 15 (continued)


Objectives Selected to Measure This Indicator

Florida Objectives Healthy People 2010 Similar Objective (14)
FL 27-6     Decrease the percentage of women who report using tobacco while pregnant.

Percent of women reporting tobacco use during 3rd trimester of pregnancy
  • Target: 8 percent
  • Baseline: (2000) 10 percent
Data Source: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System PRAMS Surveillance Report
HP 27-6     Increase smoking cessation during pregnancy
  • Target: 30 percent
  • Baseline: (1998) 14 percent of females aged 18 to 49 years stopped smoking during the 1st trimester of their pregnancy
Data Source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS

Note: Number of females aged 18 to 49 years who reported having a live birth in the past 5 years and smoking at any time during their pregnancy with their last child and who quit smoking in their first trimester and stayed off cigarettes for the rest of their pregnancy. Denominator Includes females 18 to 49 who reported giving birth in last 5 years and smoking at any time during their pregnancy.
FL 27-2     Decrease the percentage of students who use tobacco products

Percent
2001
Baseline
2010
Target
FL 27-2a     Tobacco products (past month)
20.1
12
FL 27-2b     Cigarettes (past month)
14.8
9
FL 27-2c     Smokeless tobacco (past month)
4.1
1.5
27-2d     Cigars (past month)
10.5
5.5

Data Source:
Florida Department of Health, Youth Tobacco Survey
HP 27-2     Reduce tobacco use by adolescents

Percent
1999
Baseline
2010
Target
FL 27-2a     Tobacco products (past month)
40
21
FL 27-2b     Cigarettes (past month)
35
16
FL 27-2c     Spit tobacco (past month)
8
1
27-2d     Cigars (past month)
18
8

Data Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC, NCCDPHP
FL 27-10     Reduce the percentage of Florida middle and high school students who report being exposed to secondhand smoke.

Percentage of middle and high school students who report being exposed to secondhand smoke in a room or in a car on 1 more of the past 7 days.
  • Target: 56 percent
  • Baseline: 67 percent
Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Youth Tobacco Survey
HP 27-10     Decrease exposure to secondhand smoke
  • Target: 30 percent
  • Baseline: (1998) 14 percent of females aged 18 to 49 years stopped smoking during the 1st trimester of their pregnancy
Data Source: Data Source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS

Note: Number of females aged 18 to 49 years who reported having a live birth in the past 5 years and smoking at any time during their pregnancy with their last child and who quit smoking in their first trimester and stayed off cigarettes for the rest of their pregnancy. Denominator Includes females 18 to 49 who reported giving birth in last 5 years and smoking at any time during their pregnancy.
Note: Three objectives were selected to measure progress in the leading indicator – Tobacco Use in Children and Youth in Florida. These do not include all the indicators
for Tobacco Use in children and youth. More objectives can be found in the Focus Area 27




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