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Welcome to The National Health Interview Survey Tobacco  Information Web Site
 by Deborah Rose and Jean Howie

Introduction

The purpose of this site is to provide users of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) with in-depth information on tobacco related variables collected in the survey.  The site provides details on tobacco related data from the NHIS, including the wording of tobacco questions, a brief history of tobacco related data collection in the survey, smoking status recodes, frequently asked questions, and links to selected important information about tobacco use.

Updates and new information will be added as they become available. Send any comments or questions to NCHS.

General Outline

Background

Frequently Asked Questions

History of the NHIS Tobacco Related Questions

NHIS Tobacco Related Questionnaires 1965 – Present

Reports with NHIS Cigarette Smoking Prevalence Estimates, by Year

Technical Information for Data Analysts, by Year

Glossary

Bibliography

Detailed Outline

1. Background of NHIS Cigarette Smoking Questions

1.1 Early Research and Reports

1.2 Reports of the Surgeon General

1.3 Initiation of Questions on Selected Tobacco Topics

2. Frequently Asked Questions

3. History of the NHIS Tobacco Related Questions

3.1  Tobacco and NHIS Supplements

3.2  Detailed Tobacco Topics by Year

3.3  Conceptual Issues for Cigarette Smoking questions

4. NHIS Tobacco Related Questions 1965 – present

4.1  Overview of Format Changes to the NHIS Questionnaire

4.2  Links to PDF files of NHIS Tobacco Questions, by Year

4.3  List of NHIS Questionnaire Files by Year

4.4  Links to NHIS Tobacco Questionnaires on Web

5. Reports with NHIS Cigarette Smoking Prevalence Estimates

5.1  Links to Early Release Reports

5.2  Summary Statistics Reports

5.3  List of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR)

5.4 Links to MMWR Reports

6. Information for Data Analysts, by Year

6.1 Tobacco Related Data files

6.1.1  Overview of NHIS Core and Tobacco Data files

6.1.2  List of NHIS tobacco data files

6.2 Tobacco Related Codebooks

6.2.1  Overview of the NHIS codebook files

6.2.2  List of NHIS tobacco related codebook files

6.2.3  Links to the NHIS codebook files

6.3 Sample SAS programs for Tobacco Related Data

6.3.1  Overview of NHIS sample SAS program files 

6.3.2  List of sample NHIS SAS program files

6.4 Smoking Status Recodes

6.4.1  History of NHIS smoking status recodes

6.4.2  List of smoking status recodes

7. Glossary

8. Selected Bibliography

8.1 Selected NCHS Vital and Health Statistics Reports

8.2 Selected Other HHS and CDC Reports

8.3 Selected Journal Articles

For more information about tobacco use, its health effects, and related topics, see the website of the Office on Smoking and Health (OSH): http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco

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