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This report provides comprehensive data on tobacco use in West Virginia, including statistics from various data sources such as BRFSS, VSS, SAMMEC, YTS, PRAMS, and ATS.
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Tobacco Use in West Virginia West Virginia Health Statistics Center
Data Sources Through the WV Health Statistics Center (HSC) Data for Adults: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) - BRFSS is a landline and cell phone survey that collects information on health risk behaviors, preventive health practices, and health care access primarily related to chronic disease and injury. BRFSS, established by the U.S. CDC, is implemented in all 50 states, District of Columbia, and several territories. The HSC has been collecting WV BRFSS data since 1984, and approximately 6,000 adults participate each year. Prevalence of cigarette and smokeless tobacco use, never-smoking, and smoking cessation are obtained from BRFSS. BRFSS is the largest health survey in the world. Vital Statistics System (VSS) - The Vital Registration Office, established in 1917, is the state’s official repository of birth, death, marriage, and divorce records. These records are collectively referred to as Vital Records: Birth Certificate Data - The Certificate of Live Birth form provides data on percentage of women who smoked during their pregnancy, their cigarette consumption, prenatal care and health insurance coverage. County data is routinely analyzed for the 20,000+ births in WV. Death Certificate Data – Based on underlying cause of death, mortality rates can be calculated for smoking-related diseases. Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Morbidity and Economic Costs (SAMMEC) - Death data (underlying cause of death forms 23 smoking-related categories) and BRFSS data are used to determine smoking-attributable mortality, years of potential life lost, and productivity losses using methodology detailed in the U.S. Surgeon General’s Report The Health Consequences of Smoking --- 50 years of progress (December 2014).
Other Data Sources Data for Youth: Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS) - YTS is a school-based survey of students in grades 6-12 in regular public schools in WV, administered in the spring of odd-numbered years. State-level data is collected from 80+ questions all focusing on prevalence of tobacco product use, attitudes/knowledge and influences, access to tobacco, secondhand smoke exposure, etc. The YTS is a collaboration between the WV Division of Tobacco Prevention and the WV Department of Education, and supported by U.S. CDC. Other Data: Economic Data - Tobacco sales and tax data from the WV Department of Tax and Revenue are used to determine cigarette consumption per smoker and per capita, and to project decreased consumption that may result from tax increases. Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) - The annual PRAMS survey is administered among women who have had a live birth, and assesses health and risk behaviors that are related to pregnancy and neonatal outcomes. Cigarette smoking, cigarette consumption, counseling to quit, and secondhand smoke exposure data are useful data from this source. The U.S. CDC supports this survey in virtually every state and some territories. The WVDHHR’s Office of Maternal, Child and Family Health conducts PRAMS. Adult Tobacco Survey (ATS) - The ATS is a survey of 80+ landline and cell phone questions exclusively focusing on tobacco use and tobacco prevention issues among adults. ATS is conducted in WV about every 1-2 years. The WV Division of Tobacco Prevention funds this U.S. CDC-created survey.
