Created by the California Department of Public Health, California Tobacco Control Program and the Tobacco Education Clearinghouse of California (TECC), the mission of the C-STATS website is to provide access to a wide variety of information, including evaluation resources for local projects, publications, and local information on a broad range of tobacco-related indicators, from behavioral measures to local policies.

If you are interested in seeing all the data for a particular county, go to County Snapshot

Additional data can be found in the publications and resources sections.

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• Demographic Information
• Data by all dem. Characteristics
• Three largest population centers
• Detailed cross-tabbed data - Age by Ethnicity
• Detailed cross-tabbed data - Age by Gender
• Detailed cross-tabbed data - Gender by Ethnicity



• Smoking Behavior
• Adult smoking prevalence
• Youth smoking prevalence



• Cessation
• Calls to the California Smokers' Helpline



• Reducing Secondhand Smoke
Youth
The following statistics represent the percentage of respondents with the following characteristics:

• In same room with someone smoking
• In same room AT HOME with someone smoking
• Rode in car with someone smoking
• Lives with someone who smokes


Adult
The following statistics represent the percentage of respondents with the following characteristics:

• Complete smoking ban in home
• Complete smoking ban in workplace



• Other Tobacco Use
Youth
The following statistics represent the percentage of respondents who have used the following forms of tobacco:

• Ever used chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip
• Ever tried smoking cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars
• Ever tried bidis and/or kreteks
• Current smokeless tobacco use
• Current cigar use


Adult
The following statistics represent the percentage of respondents who have used the following forms of tobacco:

• Current smokeless tobacco use
• Current cigar use



• Tobacco-Related Attitudes/Health Beliefs
• Health Beliefs
Youth
The following statistics represent the percentage of respondents who agree with the following statements:

• It's harmful to smoke 1-5 cigarettes per day
• It's safe to smoke 1-2 years then quit
• Smoking harms unborn babies
• Nicotine is the only harmful substance
• Tobacco is addictive
• Smoking makes asthma worse
• Cigars are as harmful as cigarettes
• Teenagers are too young to get addicted
• Smokers live shorter lives than nonsmokers


Adult
The following statistics represent the percentage of respondents who agree with the following statements:

• Tobacco is not as addictive as hard drugs



• Secondhand Smoke (SHS)
Youth
The following statistics represent the percentage of respondents who agree with the following statements:

• SHS is harmful
• SHS causes lung cancer


Adult
The following statistics represent the percentage of respondents who agree with the following statements:

• SHS causes lung cancer
• SHS harms babies and children
• More likely to visit the Casinos that are smoke free
• Smoking not allowed in outdoor public place
• Smoking not allowed in outdoor restaurant dining patios
• Smoking not allowed in Indian casinos
• Smoking not allowed in cars with minors



• Policy Support
Adult
The following statistics represent the percentage of respondents who agree with the following statements:
• Support cigarette tax increase
• Ban TI sponsorship - sporting & cultural events
• License store owners selling tobacco
• Ban tobacco advertising
• 'Sales to minor' laws not well enforced
• Ban tobacco ads from stores where children go
• Ban TI from trading gifts for cigarette coupons



• Tobacco Industry Attitudes
Youth
The following statistics represent the percentage of respondents who agree with the following statements:

• TI not sell cigarettes if knew harmful
• TI promotes smoking by advertising to youth
• TI get people addicted to cigarettes


Adult
The following statistics represent the percentage of respondents who agree with the following statements:

• Tobacco ads encourage young people to smoke



• Youth Prevention
Youth
The following statistics represent the percentage of respondents who had the following experience:

• Caregiver discussed dangers of tobacco
• School rule - no smoking on school grounds
• Have close friend who smokes
• Teacher talked about why youth do or don't smoke
• Youth find it hard to say no to offered cigarette
• Practiced 'saying no' in class
• Taught about tobacco use in class
• School guest speaker talked about tobacco
• School event held about tobacco use
• Teacher talked about how many youth smoke
• Teacher talked about effects of smoking
• Police work with youth to stop selling to kids
• Youth get tickets for possessing cigarettes



• General Attitudes
Youth
The following statistics represent the percentage of respondents who agree with the following statements:

• Will smoke during the next year
• Smoking makes you look more grown-up
• Most youth don't smoke
• Would smoke if best friend offered
• Youth who smoke have more friends
• Cigarettes make you look cool
• Cigarettes help you not gain weight
• Smoking makes your teeth yellow
• Smokers may lose non-smoking friends
• Smoking makes people smell bad
• Smoking makes people more relaxed


Adult
The following statistics represent the percentage of respondents who agree with the following statements:

• Ban production or selling in US by 2010
• FDA should regulate tobacco as a drug



• Health Consequences of Smoking
• Lung cancer mortality rates
• Deaths due to smoking (pdf)
• Years of potential life lost due to smoking (pdf)
• Relative Risk by Cause of Death and Gender (pdf)



• Economic Consequences of Smoking
• Economic cost of smoking - Overview (pdf)
• Costs for lost productivity from death (pdf)
• Health care expenditures (pdf)



• Media Exposure
Youth
The following statistics represent the percentage of respondents who have been exposed to the following media:

• Tobacco ads - sporting and community events
• Heard about anti-tobacco youth community events
• Actors (movie and TV) who use tobacco
• Anti-tobacco radio ads
• Anti-tobacco billboards
• Anti-tobacco TV ads
• Participated in anti-tobacco youth community events


Adult
The following statistics represent the percentage of respondents who have been exposed to the following media:

• Anti-Smoking ads - combined
• Adults who have a favorite cigarette ad
• Tobacco product logos at sports events on TV

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