In 2003, a Special Topics questionnaire oriented toward tobacco cessation was fielded. The 2003 TUSCS-CPS had several unique topics covering:
- type of cigarette usually smoked (menthol, lights),
- switching to lighter cigarettes,
- level of nicotine dependence,
- products, treatments and methods used to quit cigarette and/or other tobacco product use,
- cessation behavior for "other" non-cigarette tobacco products (cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco and snuff),
- use of new harm reduction products,
- specific guidance from health professionals, and
- cost of last pack/carton of cigarettes purchased and in which state purchased.
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.
2003 Questionnaire
Summary Results
The data tables listed here provide examples of the type of information that researchers can obtain from the TUSCS. They are based on analyses of the 2003 TUSCS-CPS data file. 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 2003 data file that are available from the Census Bureau.
- Tables 1 through 5 contain simple parameter estimates (percentages and means), and measures of variance in the form of confidence intervals. These confidence intervals were estimated using replicate weights. Alternative estimates of variance and confidence intervals can be made for simple analyses using Attachment 16 of the 2003 Tobacco Use Special Cessation Supplement File of the US Census Bureau Technical Documentation. Replicate weights necessary for more complex analysis such as regression or analysis of variance are available from NCI.
Additional 2003 state-level data tables are available in the 2007 Users’ Workshop section.