In the CDC Surveillance Summaries article titled "Youth Tobacco Surveillance
--- United States, 1998--1999," Table 5 and Table 21 contain some incorrect data for
New Jersey. In Table 5 on page 49, in the column of data for "Any tobacco," the correct
New Jersey numbers are 18.9 (±2.1) for middle school students and 38.9 (±2.4) for high
school students. In Table 21 on page 65, in the column of data for "Think persons can
get addicted to cigarettes," under "Never Smokers," the correct New Jersey numbers
are 95.7 (±0.8) for middle school students and 95.7 (±1.6) for high school students;
under "Current smokers," the correct New Jersey numbers are 87.2 (±2.9) for middle
school students and 90.1 (±2.0) for high school students.
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