Long-Term Indicators
Reducing Commercial Tobacco Use Indicators
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Health outcomes
Potential Measures
Potential Measures
Source and Frequency
Source and Frequency
Recent cessation:
Time since last cigarette – (survey item C09.04/LASTSMK2) (survey item BRFSS).
Time since quitting – (survey item H1NUM/UNT) (survey item TUS-CPS).
Recent cessation:
Time since last cigarette – (survey item C09.04/LASTSMK2) (survey item BRFSS).
Time since quitting – (survey item H1NUM/UNT) (survey item TUS-CPS).
Smoking prevalence – adults (age 18+):
Proportion of adults who have ever smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lives (survey item C09.01/SMOKE100, BRFSS).
Proportion of adults who smoke some days or every day (survey item C09.02/SMOKDAY2, BRFSS).
Smoking prevalence – adults (age 18+):
Proportion of adults who have ever smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lives (survey item C09.01/SMOKE100, BRFSS).
Proportion of adults who smoke some days or every day (survey item C09.02/SMOKDAY2, BRFSS).
Tobacco product use prevalence – young people (grades 9-12): Proportion of young people (grades 9-12) who have, in the past 30 days, used:
Cigarettes (survey item 32)
Electronic vapor products (survey item 35).
Chewing tobacco (survey item 37).
Cigars (survey item 38).
Note: The survey items in this row reflect the 2021 YRBS. Please review the most current survey for any updated measures that may include additional tobacco products.
Tobacco product use prevalence – young people (grades 9-12): Proportion of young people (grades 9-12) who have, in the past 30 days, used:
Cigarettes (survey item 32)
Electronic vapor products (survey item 35).
Chewing tobacco (survey item 37).
Cigars (survey item 38).
Note: The survey items in this row reflect the 2021 YRBS. Please review the most current survey for any updated measures that may include additional tobacco products.
Note: Population-level indicators may not be sensitive enough to measure changes in health outcomes resulting from activities at the health-system level. Tracking health outcomes of populations of interest at the insurance-program or health-system level may be more accurate, though it may be difficult to identify all beneficiaries who use tobacco using administrative claims data alone.