The July 2026 monthly data are now available via IPUMS CPS. October 2025 data were not collected during the U.S. federal government shutdown.
TPIPEMENTH
Flavor of pipe tobacco smoked: Menthol
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Description
For respondents who smoked a regular pipe filled with tobacco (TPIPE, TPIPEMO) in the past 30 days, TPIPEMENTH indicates whether the regular pipe tobacco smoked in the past 30 days had a menthol flavor.
This variable is part of the Tobacco Use Supplement.
Related Variables
TPIPEMENTH is one of multiple variables reporting the flavor of regular pipe tobacco smoked in the past 30 days. The other flavor variables are:
- Mint (TPIPEMINT)
- Clove, spice, or herb (TPIPESPICE)
- Fruit (TPIPEFRUIT)
- Alcoholic drink (TPIPEALC)
- Candy, dessert, or sweets (TPIPESWEET)
- Unflavored (TPIPENONE)
- Other flavor (TPIPEOTH)
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - |
| 2023 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
