Details of Element: Seriously Tried Quit Smoking Cigarettes
Component of Personal Smoking History


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

Data Points (as of 09/06/98) Males Females Total
Number of Data Points 726 0 726
Number of Distinct Participants 435 0 435
Year First Collected 1958 n/a -
Year Last Collected 1981 n/a -

Type of Variable: Absolute Measure
Encoding: Discrete
    Value Meaning
    1 NEVER TRIED
    2 1-3
    3 4-6
    4 7-9
    5 10+
Precision: #.
Anticipated Range: 1. thru 5.
Masterfile Index: 409-02-10
Related Data Elements: none
Specific to this Data Element:
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