More on TAFI

The data sources for TAFI include:

• Adult health survey data (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - BRFSS)
• Birth certificate data (smoking during pregnancy)
• Mortality data by cause (smoking-related)
• Cancer incidence (smoking-related)
• Hospitalizations (smoking-related)
• Retailer compliance with tobacco sales to minors
• Quitline calls to quit smoking (QuitWorks)
• Cessation medication use (the MassHealth tobacco cessation benefit)

For each statistic, the data source is cited on the last page of the fact sheet. New data sources and reports are continuously added to TAFI; fact sheets automatically display the latest available data.

For more public health data on Massachusetts communities, visit Masschip Instant Topics.

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