Innovation Panel Questionnaire Module
smokinghistory_ip12
Smoking History module
Questions 10
smokinghistory_ip12.ncigs
Usual no. of cigarettes smoked per day
Type: number
Source: BHPS
Interviewer Instruction: IF VARIES, PROBE FOR DAILY AVERAGE OVER LAST WEEK. IF LESS THAN 1 PER DAY, ENTER 0 ENTER NUMBER PER DAY
Text: Approximately how many cigarettes a day do you usually smoke, including those you roll yourself?
Universe:
if SMEver = 1 (ever smoked cigarettes)
and if SMNow = 1 (smokes cigarettes nowadays)
- l_ncigs (l_indresp_ip) Usual no. of cigarettes smoked per day
smokinghistory_ip12.smever
Ever smoked cigarettes
Type: choice
Source: BHPS
Text: Have you ever smoked a cigarette, a cigar or a pipe?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yes |
| 2 | No |
- l_smever (l_indresp_ip) Ever smoked cigarettes
smokinghistory_ip12.smnow
Smoke cigarettes now
Type: choice
Source: BHPS
Text: Do you smoke cigarettes at all nowadays?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yes |
| 2 | No |
Universe:
if SMEver = 1 (ever smoked cigarettes)
- l_smnow (l_indresp_ip) Smoke cigarettes now
smokinghistory_ip12.giveup
Would like to give up smoking
Type: choice
Source: HSE 2014
Text: Would you like to give up smoking altogether?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yes |
| 2 | No |
Universe:
if SMEver = 1 (ever smoked cigarettes)
and if SMNow = 1 (smokes cigarettes nowadays)
- l_giveup (l_indresp_ip) Would like to give up smoking
smokinghistory_ip12.gvupreas
Main reason wanting to give up
Type: multichoice
Source: HSE 2014
Interviewer Instruction: CODE ALL THAT APPLY
Text: What are your main reasons for wanting to give up?
| Option | Label | Associated variables |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Because of a health problem I have at present | l_gvupreas1 (l_indresp_ip) Because of a health problem I have at present |
| 2 | Better for my health in general | l_gvupreas2 (l_indresp_ip) Better for my health in general |
| 3 | To reduce the risk of getting smoking related illnesses | l_gvupreas3 (l_indresp_ip) To reduce the risk of getting smoking related illnesses |
| 4 | Because of the smoking ban in public places and at work | l_gvupreas4 (l_indresp_ip) Because of the smoking ban in public places and at work |
| 5 | Family and friends want me to stop | l_gvupreas5 (l_indresp_ip) Family and friends want me to stop |
| 6 | Financial reasons (can't afford it) | l_gvupreas6 (l_indresp_ip) Financial reasons (can't afford it) |
| 7 | Worried about the effect on my children | l_gvupreas7 (l_indresp_ip) Worried about the effect on my children |
| 8 | Worried about the effect on other family members | l_gvupreas8 (l_indresp_ip) Worried about the effect on other family members |
| 9 | Something else | l_gvupreas9 (l_indresp_ip) Something else |
Universe:
if SMEver = 1 (ever smoked cigarettes)
and if SMNow = 1 (smokes cigarettes nowadays)
and if GIVEUP = 1 (If R wants to give up)
smokinghistory_ip12.smcigs
Ever smoked cigarettes regularly
Type: choice
Source: BHPS
Text: Have you ever smoked cigarettes regularly, that is at least one cigarette a day, or did you smoke them only occasionally?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Smoked regularly, at least one per day |
| 2 | Smoked them only occasionally |
| 3 | SPONTANEOUS: Never really smoked cigarettes, just tried them once or twice |
Universe:
if SMEver = 1 (ever smoked cigarettes)
and if SMNow = 2 (does not smoke cigarettes nowadays)
- l_smcigs (l_indresp_ip) Ever smoked cigarettes regularly
smokinghistory_ip12.smncigs
Number of cigaretttes smoked in past
Type: number
Source: BHPS
Interviewer Instruction: ENTER NUMBER PER DAY
Text: About how many cigarettes did you smoke in a day when you last smoked them regularly?
Universe:
if SMEver = 1 (ever smoked cigarettes)
and if SMNow = 2 (does not smoke cigarettes nowadays)
and if SMCigs = 1 (has smoked cigarettes regularly)
- l_smncigs (l_indresp_ip) Number of cigaretttes smoked in past
smokinghistory_ip12.aglquit
Age when last stopped smoking
Type: number
Source: BHPS
Interviewer Instruction: ENTER AGE
Text: How old were you when you last stopped smoking?
Universe:
if SMEver = 1 (ever smoked cigarettes)
and if SMNow = 2 (does not smoke cigarettes nowadays)
and if SMCigs = 1 (has smoked cigarettes regularly)
- l_aglquit (l_indresp_ip) Age when last stopped smoking
smokinghistory_ip12.ecigs1
Uses electronic cigarettes
Type: choice
Source: UKHLS
Text: Do you ever use electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes, also known as vaping)?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have never used e-cigarettes |
| 2 | I have only tried using e-cigarettes once or twice |
| 3 | I used e-cigarettes regularly in the past, but I never use them now |
| 4 | I sometimes use e-cigarettes but less than once a month |
| 5 | I use e-cigarettes at least once a month, but less than once a week |
| 6 | I use e-cigarettes at least once a week |
- l_ecigs1 (l_indresp_ip) Uses electronic cigarettes
smokinghistory_ip12.smagbg
Age when first started smoking
Type: number
Source: BHPS
Interviewer Instruction: IF NEVER SMOKED CIGARETTES REGULARLY, ENTER 0 TYPE IN AGE
Text: How old were you when you first started to smoke cigarettes regularly?
Universe:
if SMEver = 1 (ever smoked cigarettes)
and if Smnow = 1 | Smcigs = 1 (Smokes cigarettes nowadays or has smoked cigarettes regularly)
- l_smagbg (l_indresp_ip) Age when first started smoking



