Measure E5: Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Smoking in the Home
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- The percentage of children ages 6 and under regularly exposed to environmental tobacco smoke in the home decreased from 27 percent in 1994 to 11 percent in 2003.
- In 2004, an estimated 20.9 percent of adults were current smokers, down from 25.0 percent in 1993.1
Related Measures:
Healthy People 2010:
Objective 27-9 of Healthy People 2010 is to reduce the proportion of children who are regularly exposed to tobacco smoke at home.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2005. Cigarette smoking among adults—United States, 2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 54 (44):1121-24.
Environmental Contaminants
Measures:
Outdoor Air Pollutants
Indoor Air Pollutants
- Measure E5
Drinking Water Contaminants
Pesticide Residues
Land Contaminants