Monthly CPS data are not currently being released amidst the U.S. federal government shut down. Once the September 2025 monthly data are available, we will process and release them as quickly as possible via IPUMS.
TMEDNIC
Health professional prescribed smoking cessation products, such as a nicotine spray, a patch or an inhaler 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
For smokers who were advised to quit smoking by a medical professional in the past twelve months, TMEDNIC indicates whether or not a medical professional prescribed the respondent smoking cessation products, such as a nicotine spray, a patch or an inhaler to help quit smoking.
This variable is a part of the Tobacco Use Supplement.
Universe
- Persons interviewed for the Tobacco Use Supplement (TBRESP) who are current smokers who had seen a medical professional and was advised to quit.
- May 2011: Persons interviewed for the Tobacco Use Supplement (TBRESP) who are current smokers who had seen a medical professional and was advised to quit; MIS 5-8 only.
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | X | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
