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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce the proportion of people who don't smoke but are exposed to secondhand smoke — TU‑19

Status: Little or no detectable change

  
Little or no detectable change
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Most Recent Data:
24.1 percent (2017-20) *

Target:
17.4 percent 1  *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
25.6 percent of children aged 3 to 11 years, nonsmoking adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, and nonsmoking adults aged 18 years and over were exposed to secondhand smoke in 2013-16 2 *

*  Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Reduce the proportion of children, adolescents and adults exposed to secondhand smoke

Target-Setting Method
Percentage point improvement

Data Source:  National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS

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Summary

Secondhand smoke causes a range of serious health problems, including stroke, heart disease, and sudden infant death syndrome. State and local policies that prohibit smoking in all indoor areas of worksites, restaurants, and bars — and encourage people to make their homes smoke-free — can protect people from secondhand smoke.

Topics:  Tobacco Use, Adolescents , Children, Neighborhood and Built Environment

Workgroup: Tobacco Use Workgroup

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1. Target has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

2. Baseline has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.