2018-2019 TUS-CPS Data

  1. Behavioral Research Program
  2. Tobacco Control Research Branch (TCRB)
  3. TUS-CPS
  4. TUS-CPS Results
  5. 2018-2019 TUS-CPS Data

Major content changes to the 2018-2019 series included capturing additional information on current cigarette use among adult respondents between the ages of 18 and 34; adding items on use of cessation tools including nicotine replacement therapy, anti-depressants, and in-person counseling and support groups; and removing items on use of dissolvable tobacco products.

Technical Documentation

Data and SAS Read-in Files

Datasets are provided below in .dat/ASCII format. SAS programs for creating a permanent SAS dataset from the .dat and ASCII text files (called “SAS Read-In Files”) are provided below. Each program reads all variables from the corresponding core and supplement and creates a SAS dataset containing all the variables.

Code for Use with Other Programs

Code to read in the data files and replicate weights to Stata and R-Studio are provided below. Please review the notes at the top of each program for more information.

Replicate Weights

Links to the TUS-CPS Replicate Weight Files, including self-response and non-response weights, are provided below. Links also contain SAS read-in files (labeled “SAS Input Statements”) for each set of replicate weights.

2018-2019 Questionnaire

Note: The July 2018 and January 2019 questionnaires are the same. Starting with the May 2019 questionnaire, use of heated tobacco products was added.

Summary Results

What Do the 2018-2019 TUS Data Say about Tobacco Use?

The data tables listed here provide examples of the type of information that researchers can obtain from the TUS. They are based on analyses of the 2018-19 TUS-CPS data files. All tables refer to self responses from self reports only.

When using these tables, please note that:

  • Several federal surveys are used to track tobacco use in the US population, each with slightly different assessments. These tables are examples of analyses of the 2018-19 data file that are available from the US Census Bureau.
  • The table data are weighted for the sample design and for CPS Smoking Supplement self-response.
  • Tabled values may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
  • These tables contain simple parameter estimates (percentages and means), and measures of variance in the form of 95% 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 2018-19 Tobacco Use 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.
  • Region:
    • Northeast = Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont;
    • Midwest = Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin;
    • South = Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia; and
    • West = Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.

Non-Response Bias Report

This report is an analysis to determine whether non-response among different demographic groups that responded to the TUS-CPS may have yielded biased estimates.