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

Unique Name: hmcsp0
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? Yes

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 7419 156 7575
Number of Distinct Participants 943 40 983
Year First Collected 1958 1978 -
Year Last Collected 1998 1998 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    0 Less than 50-75 packs in lifetime
    1 Not every day
    2 1-2
    3 3-4
    4 5-8
    5 > 8
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 0. thru 5.
Masterfile Index: 409-01-18
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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