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TWEB
Used information from the internet to try to quit smoking
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes and Frequencies
Description
TWEB indicates whether a smoker who tried to quit in the past twelve months or a former smoker who quit in the past five years used resources on the Internet in the attempt to quit.
This variable is a part of the Tobacco Use Supplement.
Universe
- 2003: Self-respondent smokers age 15 or older who tried to quit in the last 12 months, or former smokers who stopped smoking within the last 5 years.
- 2010+: Persons interviewed for the Tobacco Use Supplement (TBRESP) who are current smokers who tried to quit in the last 12 months, or former smokers who stopped smoking within the last 5 years.
- May 2011: Persons interviewed for the Tobacco Use Supplement (TBRESP) who are current smokers who tried to quit in the last 12 months, or former smokers who stopped smoking within the last 5 years; MIS 5-8 only.
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | - | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | X | - |
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | X | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - |
| 2023 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
