Tobacco
( State of New Jersey Department
of Health and Senior Services for page " Adult
Tobacco Use in New Jersey ")
The 1998 Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) revealed that 19.1%
of New Jersey adults, aged 18 and older, are current cigarette smokers. (The
1998 median for all states was 22.9%.)
No single factor determines tobacco/smoking patterns. These patterns are
the result of complex interactions of multiple factors, including, but not
limited, to: community norms and social acceptance of the use of tobacco,
stress, biological factors, targeted advertising, price of tobacco products,
ease of access to the product, and role model behaviors.
Additional 1998 BRFSS data revealed:
The age group 45 - 54 years had the highest percentage of all adult age groups
with 26.3% in NJ.
On average, 83% of those who smoke every day smoke between 1 and 20 cigarettes.
During the past 12 months, 52.6% of those who smoke every day quit smoking
for one day or longer.
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