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- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes and Frequencies
Description
TSMKER is a recode that classifies respondents as "everyday smoker", "non-daily smoker" (known in the original CPS codebooks as a "some-day smoker"), "former smoker", or a "never smoker".
This variable is part of the Tobacco Use Supplement.
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 – 2000 | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
