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- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes and Frequencies
Description
TPLAN30 indicates whether or not a smoker plans to try to quit smoking in the next 30 days.
This variable is a part of the Tobacco Use Supplement.
Universe
- 1992-2002 (non-ASEC): Smokers age 15 or older who plan to quit smoking or don't know if they plan to quit smoking in the next six months.
- November 2003, January 2007: Self-respondent smokers age 15 or older who plan to quit smoking in the next six months.
- May 2010, January 2015+: Persons interviewed for the Tobacco Use Supplement (TBRESP) who are daily or someday smokers and are seriously considering quitting smoking in the next six months.
- May 2011: Persons interviewed for the Tobacco Use Supplement (TBRESP) who are daily or someday smokers and are seriously considering quitting smoking in the next six months; MIS 5-8 only.
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - |
| 1993 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1995 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - |
| 1996 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - |
| 1999 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | X | - |
| 2002 | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - |
| 2007 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | X | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - |
| 2023 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |