Details of Element: Mother Smoke Cigars
Component of Personal Smoking History

Unique Name: mosmc0
Contained in the Common BLSA Data Set ? No

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 12 2 14
Number of Distinct Participants 6 2 8
Year First Collected 1962 1986 -
Year Last Collected 1998 1994 -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    7 Regularly
    8 Occasionally
    9 Formerly
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 7. thru 9.
Masterfile Index: 409-01-54
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
    Inclusion/Exclusion Rules: n/a
    Descriptive History: (none)
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