The February 2026 monthly data are available via IPUMS CPS. We have not yet processed the January 2026 data that were recently re-released by the Census Bureau. October 2025 data were not collected during the U.S. federal government shutdown.
TRYSTOPN
Number of times have stopped smoking in last 12 months
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes
996 = Refused
997 = Don't Know
998 = No Response
999 = N.I.U. (Not in Universe).
Description
TRYSTOPN reports the number of times an everyday smoker has stopped smoking in the last 12 months because they were trying to quit smoking.
This variable is part of the Tobacco Use Supplement.
Universe
- 1992-2007: Respondents who tried to stop smoking for one day or more in the last 12 months.
- 2010+: Persons interviewed for the Tobacco Use Supplement (TBRESP) who tried to stop smoking for one day or more in the last 12 months.
- May 2011: Persons interviewed for the Tobacco Use Supplement (TBRESP) who tried to stop smoking for one day or more in the last 12 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 | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | X | - |
| 2006 | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | X | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | X | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018 | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - |
| 2023 | X | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
