The Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS) is an NCI-sponsored survey of tobacco use that has been administered as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey approximately every 3-4 years since 1992-93. The most recent publicly released data are for the 2018-2019 TUS-CPS (July 2018, January 2019, and May 2019).
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- New TUS-CPS paper: Menthol Cigarette Smoking Trends Among United States Adults, 2003-2019
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Suggested Citation
To cite the harmonized data, please use:
- National Cancer Institute. (2021). Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey Harmonized Data, 1992-2019. https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/tcrb/tus-cps
For each survey wave 2014-15 and later, please use:
- US Department of Commerce, Census Bureau (Year of Data Release). National Cancer Institute and Food and Drug Administration co-sponsored Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey. Years of Survey. https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/tcrb/tus-cps
For each survey wave 2010-11 and earlier, please use:
- US Department of Commerce, Census Bureau (Year of Data Release). National Cancer Institute sponsored Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey. Years of Survey. https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/tcrb/tus-cps
To cite the Technical Documentation and Data Files, replace the URL in the citation with: https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/tcrb/tus-cps/questionnaires-data.
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For additional information, please contact us at ncidccpsbrpadvances@mail.nih.gov.