Details of Element: How Many Cigarettes Smoked Per Day on Average
Component of Personal Smoking History

Unique Name: hmcsp
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? Yes

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 8874 2092 10966
Number of Distinct Participants 1163 507 1670
Year First Collected 1958 1978 -
Year Last Collected 1998 1998 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    0 Less than 5-10 packs in lifetime
    1 Not every day
    2 < 10
    3 10-20
    4 21-40
    5 > 40
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 0. thru 5.
Masterfile Index: 409-01-03
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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