The Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS) is an NCI-sponsored survey of tobacco use that has been administered as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey approximately every 3-4 years since 1992-93. The most recent publicly released data are for September 2022.
Tobacco Control Funding Opportunities2025 TUS-CPS Data User Workshop
Applications for the 2025 TUS-CPS Data User Workshop: Unlocking Insights into Tobacco Control using TUS-CPS Data are now being accepted! The workshop will be on May 22, 2025, in-person at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Shady Grove campus in Rockville, MD. The workshop will consist of hands-on demonstrations, presentations, and interactive discussions and is designed for researchers who currently use the TUS-CPS or who plan to use the TUS-CPS in the near future.
Session I will cover the background of the TUS-CPS, including data collection methods and key variables. Attendees will also learn how to access, clean, and analyze the data using statistical software. This session is targeted towards new users of TUS-CPS data and is optional for researchers already familiar with this data source.
Session II focuses on specific applications of the TUS-CPS dataset, including examining trends over time and conducting regional and state-level analyses.
Session III highlights linkages with other datasets, research on health equity in tobacco use, and NIH funding opportunities for TUS-CPS research. The workshop will conclude with a moderated Q&A session.
Participants should have fundamental secondary data analysis skills and a working knowledge of data analysis software packages (e.g., SAS, R, Stata).
All prospective applicants should complete and submit this application form to ncidccpsbrpadvances@mail.nih.gov with the subject “2025 TUS-CPS Data User Workshop Application” by February 28, 2025.
News
- Early release September 2022 data are available
- New NCI-authored paper using TUS-CPS data, Quit Attempts and Use of Cessation Aids Among U.S. Adults Who Smoke Nondaily, now published.
- Data highlights from September 2022 are here
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Suggested Citation
To cite the harmonized data, please use:
- National Cancer Institute. (2021). Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey Harmonized Data, 1992-2019. https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/tcrb/tus-cps/
For each survey wave, please use:
- US Department of Commerce, Census Bureau (Year of Data Release). National Cancer Institute and Food and Drug Administration co-sponsored Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey. Years of Survey. https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/tcrb/tus-cps/
To cite the Technical Documentation and Data Files, use the following in the citation: https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/tcrb/tus-cps/questionnaires-data.
Contact Us
For additional information, please contact us at ncidccpsbrpadvances@mail.nih.gov.