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 the 2018-2019 TUS-CPS (July 2018, January 2019, and May 2019).
Tobacco Control Funding OpportunitiesNews
- Revised 2018-2019 TUS-CPS Technical Documentation, now with Source & Accuarcy Statement
- Revised 2018-2019 TUS-CPS Questionnaire
- 2018-2019 TUS-CPS Data Brief (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Physician’s Weekly interview with Dr. Maki Inoue-Choi, lead author of June 2020 publication on “Dose-Response Association of Low-Intensity and Nondaily Smoking With Mortality in the United States"
More TUS-CPS Information
Featured Videos
Suggested Citation
To cite the harmonized data, please use:
- National Cancer Institute. (2019). Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey Harmonized Data, 1992-2015. 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.