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TWPIPE
Now or ever used water pipe or hookah on a regular basis
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes and Frequencies
Description
For all respondents who were interviewed for the Tobacco Use supplement (TBRESP), TWPIPE reports the frequency of a respondent's tobacco use using a water pipe or hookah use, and whether they have ever used tobacco with a water pipe or hookah regularly. Water pipe or hookah pipe are also referred to as shisha, narghile or hubble-bubble.
This variable is part of the Tobacco Use Supplement.
Universe
- 2010-forward (selected months): Persons interviewed for the Tobacco Use Supplement (TBRESP).
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - |
| 2023 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
