Details of Element: Smoking Status
Component of Stress Data

Unique Name: smost
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? No

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 848 537 1385
Number of Distinct Participants 596 406 1002
Year First Collected 1976 1981 -
Year Last Collected 1991 1990 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    0 NEVER
    1 FORMER
    2 CURRENT
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 0. thru 2.
Masterfile Index: 143-01-66
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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