In 1998-1999, a Core TUS questionnaire was fielded, using mostly the same instrument that was administered in 1998-99. For a list of the few differences, see the footnotes to the 2001-02 questionnaire.
Technical Documentation
Data and SAS Read-in Files
SAS code for creating a permanent SAS dataset from the .dat and ASCII text files (called “SAS Read-In Files”) is available for the harmonized and single wave public use files, respectively. Each program reads all variables from the core and the supplement and creates a SAS dataset containing all of the variables.
Note: Replicate weight files may be found at the CPS FTP site.
Summary Results
The data tables listed here provide examples of the type of information that researchers can obtain from the TUS. These tables are also provided in the PDF file, Representative Survey Findings.
When using these tables, please note that:
- Several Federal surveys are used to track tobacco usage in the US population, each with slightly different assessments. These tables are examples of analyses of the 1998-1999 data file that are available from the Census Bureau.
- The depicted data are incomplete, in that they do not contain measures of variance of statistical estimates (standard errors or confidence intervals). Attachment 17 of the May 1999 Tobacco Use Supplement File of the US Census Bureau Technical Documentation shows how to make these computations.