The March 2026 monthly data and the January 2026 data that were recently re-released by the Census Bureau are now available via IPUMS CPS. October 2025 data were not collected during the U.S. federal government shutdown.
TMEDADV
Used advice from health professional in attempt to stop tobacco use during past year
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
TMEDADV indicates whether a smoker who tried to quit at least once in the past twelve used advice from a medical professional 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 had stopped smoking 1 or more days in the past 12 months in an attempt to quit.
- 2010+: Smokers interviewed for the Tobacco Use Supplement (TBRESP) who had stopped smoking 1 or more days in the past 12 months in an attempt to quit.
- May 2011: Smokers interviewed for the Tobacco Use Supplement (TBRESP) who had stopped smoking 1 or more days in the past 12 months in an attempt to quit; 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
