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Protocol - History of Switching to Lower Tar and Nicotine Cigarettes

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Description

The interviewer-administered National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) protocol consists of two questions that should be used on respondents 18 years or older to determine number of times a smoker has gone a day without smoking and whether a respondent has ever switched to cigarettes perceived as less harmful.

Specific Instructions

None.

Availability

Available

Protocol

1. Did you ever use or switch to a lower tar and nicotine cigarette to reduce your health risk?

[ ] Yes

[ ] No

[ ] Refused

[ ] Don’t know

2. Have you ever stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?

[ ] Yes

[ ] No

[ ] Refused

[ ] Don’t know

3. In your whole life, how many times have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?

[ ] 1-994 times

995+[ ]times

[ ] Refused

[ ] Don’t know

Personnel and Training Required

Interviewer must be trained and found competent to conduct personal interviews with individuals from the general population.

Equipment Needs

None

Requirements
Requirement CategoryRequired
Major equipment No
Specialized training No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual No
Mode of Administration

Interviewer-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Adult

Participants

Adults (18+)

Selection Rationale

The 2000 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Sample Adult Cancer Supplement is a well-established questionnaire and validated protocol. This part of the protocol captures efforts to quit smoking as well as whether the respondent tried to reduce their exposure to cigarette smoke toxicants by switching to a different brand.

Language

English, Other languages available at source

Standards
StandardNameIDSource
caDSR Form PhenX PX730101 - History Of Switching To Lower Tar And Nicotine Cigarette 6238917 caDSR Form
Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

Not applicable.

Protocol Name from Source

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), sample adult cancer supplement questionnaire, 2000

Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2000). National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) sample adult cancer supplement questionnaire: Question numbers: NAE. 050, NAE.060, and NAE.070. Atlanta, GA: Author.

General References

None

Protocol ID

730101

Variables
Export Variables
Variable Name Variable IDVariable DescriptiondbGaP Mapping
PX730101_Ever_Stopped_Smoking_Trying_ToQuit
PX730101020000 Have you ever stopped smoking for one day or more
longer because you were trying to quit smoking? show less
N/A
PX730101_Ever_Switch_LowerTarNicotine_Health
PX730101010000 Did you ever use or switch to a lower tar more
and nicotine cigarette to reduce your health risk? show less
N/A
PX730101_WholeLife_Times_Stoped_Smoking_TryingQuit
PX730101030000 In your whole life, how many times have you more
stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking? show less
N/A
Tobacco Regulatory Research: Agent
Measure Name

History of Switching to Lower Tar and Nicotine Cigarettes

Release Date

June 24, 2015

Definition

Questions assessing how many times in a respondent’s lifetime they went a day or more without smoking and/or whether they ever switched to a lower tar and nicotine cigarette.

Purpose

This measure assesses a user’s attempts to quit smoking and/or switch to cigarettes with perceived reduced toxicity.

Keywords

nicotine, agent, Tobacco Regulatory Research, TRR, National Health Interview Survey, NHIS, tobacco brand, tobacco product, tar, lower tar, lower nicotine, quit, smoking, cigarette

Measure Protocols
Protocol ID Protocol Name
730101 History of Switching to Lower Tar and Nicotine Cigarettes
Publications

Garcia-Cazarin, M.L., Mandal, R.J., Grana, R., Wanke, K.L., Meissner, H. (2020) Host-agent-vector-environment measures for electronic cigarette research used in NIH grants. Tobacco Control. 2020 January; 29(1). doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-054032