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TCUT
Gradually cut back on cigarettes to try to quit smoking
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- Availability
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Codes
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
TCUT indicates whether a smoker who attempted to quit smoking in the past 12 months or a former smoker who quit in the past 5 years cut back gradually on smoking as a method to completely quit smoking.
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
