C-STATS - County and Statewide Archive of Tobacco Statistics

Resources

The information included below will help you make sense of the data that is available on this website. You will find help with data interpretation, a glossary of terms, a frequently asked questions section and information about data sources. The evaluation resources will also help you pursue your own evaluation efforts, as well as direct you to other tobacco-related resources, including websites.

For CTCP-Funded Projects: Additional resources that may help CTCP-funded projects with their plans can also be found below within "Resources for Funded Projects."

Frequently Asked Questions

About the Data Sources

Resources For Funded Projects (password protected)

Evaluation Resources:

	Survey Instruments:
	California Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Instrument (BRFS): 2006
	California Adult Tobacco Survey Instrument (CATS): 2006
	California Youth Tobacco Survey Instrument (CYTS): 2004 For Spanish translations of the BRFS, CATS, or CYTS survey instruments, please contact the Survey Research Group.
	California Students Tobacco Survey Instrument (CSTS): 2005-2006
	California Tobacco Survey Instrument (CTS)
	2005: Screener \| Adult \| Youth For Spanish translations and/or further documentation regarding the California Tobacco Survey, click here.
	Independent Evaluation - Youth Survey Instruments
	2000: 5th Grade \| 8th Grade \| 10th - 12th Grade
	Independent Evaluation - Opinion Leaders Survey Instrument: 1999

	Evaluation Guides:
	Local Program Evaluation Planning Guide
	Tell Your Story: Guidelines for Preparing an Evaluation Report
	Tips for Writing Outcome Objectives
	Using Case Studies to do Program Evaluation

Web Sites:

	Global:
	World Health Organization, Tobacco Free Initiative http://www.who.int/tobacco/en/

	National:
	Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/
	Centers for Disease Control, Office on Smoking and Health http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco
	Centers for Disease Control, WONDER database (online access to morbidity and mortality information) http://wonder.cdc.gov
	U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder http://factfinder.census.gov
	Community-Level Indicators http://faculty.washington.edu/~cheadle/cli/
	Federal Trade Commission Report on 2001 Tobacco Industry Expenditures http://www.ftc.gov/os/2003/06/2001cigreport.pdf

	California:
	California Department of Public Health, California Tobacco Control Program http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/Tobacco/Pages/default.aspx
	Technical Assistance Legal Center (includes model policy examples) http://www.phi.org/talc/
	Counting California http://countingcalifornia.cdlib.org
	California Department of Finance, Demographic Research Unit http://www.dof.ca.gov/HTML/DEMOGRAP/Druhpar.htm
	Healthy Kids Survey (offers county and school estimates) http://www.wested.org/pub/docs/chks_home.html Please be aware that there is a charge to receive the report or data set. CTCP suggests local projects work with school districts or County Offices of Education, who have copies of the reports.

Site last updated March 24, 2009.
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