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Locator Record

Title: Smoking – Household Smokers (SMQFAM_F )
Contact Number: 1-866-441-NCHS
Years of Content: 2009 - 2010
First Published: September, 2011
Revised: NA
Access Constraints: None
Use Constraints: None
Geographic Coverage: National
Subject:Exposure inside the home to cigarettes and other tobacco products (i.e., secondhand smoke)
Record Source: NHANES 2009 - 2010
Survey Methodology: NHANES 2009 - 2010 is a stratified multistage probability sample of the civilian non-institutionalized population of the U.S.
Medium: NHANES Web site; SAS transport files

Component Description

The Smoking and Tobacco use - Household Smokers (SMQFAM) section of the Family Questionnaire provides information on exposure to secondhand smoke. After an initial screening question asking whether any household member smokes any tobacco products inside of the home, information about the total number of smokers, total number of cigarette smokers, as well of the total number of cigarettes smoked was obtained.

Eligible Sample

All participants are eligible.

Interview Setting and Mode of Administration

One respondent in each family answered questions about the smoking status of all members of the household. These questions were asked in the home, by trained interviewers, using the Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) system.

Quality Assurance & Quality Control

The CAPI system is programmed with built-in consistency checks to reduce data entry errors. CAPI also uses online help screens to assist interviewers in defining key terms used in the questionnaire.

Data Processing and Editing

The CAPI system is programmed with built-in consistency checks to reduce data entry errors. CAPI also uses online help screens to assist interviewers in defining key terms used in the questionnaire. A small percentage of household respondents reported inconsistent responses to questions. These inconsistencies were adjudicated when possible. Summary variables were created during the editing and review process in order to preserve confidentiality and to establish more analytically useful data.

Analytic Notes

For additional information on secondhand smoke, see OCQ which has a question on workplace exposure to cigarette smoke. Questions on cigarette smoking and other tobacco use are located in SMQ and SMQRTU data files. Laboratory serum cotinine (metabolite of nicotine) measurements are available in COTNAL laboratory data file.
The NHANES full sample 2-Year MEC Exam Weights (WTMEC2YR) should be used to analyze the SMQRTU Variables.

Please refer to the NHANES Analytic Guidelines and the on-line NHANES Tutorial for further details on the use of sample weights and other analytic issues.

References

Codebook and Frequencies

SEQN - Respondent sequence number

Variable Name:
SEQN
SAS Label:
Respondent sequence number
English Text:
Respondent sequence number.
Target Gender:
Both males and females
Target Age:
0 YEARS - 150 YEARS

SMD410 - Does anyone smoke inside home?

Variable Name:
SMD410
SAS Label:
Does anyone smoke inside home?
English Text:
I would now like to ask you a few questions about smoking. Does anyone who lives here smoke cigarettes, cigars, or pipes anywhere inside this home?
Target Gender:
Both males and females
Target Age:
0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 Yes 1517 1517
2 No 8948 10465 End of Section
7 Refused 3 10468 End of Section
9 Don't know 2 10470 End of Section
. Missing 67 10537

SMD415 - Total # of smokers inside home

Variable Name:
SMD415
SAS Label:
Total # of smokers inside home
English Text:
Total number of smokers inside home.
English Instructions:
Includes smokers of all tobacco types.
Target Gender:
Both males and females
Target Age:
0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Hard Edits:
1 to 3
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 to 2 Range of Values 1380 1380
3 3 or more 137 1517
. Missing 9020 10537

SMD415A - Total # cigarette smokers inside home

Variable Name:
SMD415A
SAS Label:
Total # cigarette smokers inside home
English Text:
Total number of cigarette smokers inside home.
Target Gender:
Both males and females
Target Age:
0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Hard Edits:
1 to 3
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 to 2 Range of Values 1315 1315
3 3 or more 126 1441
. Missing 9096 10537

SMD430 - Total # cigarettes smoked inside home

Variable Name:
SMD430
SAS Label:
Total # cigarettes smoked inside home
English Text:
Total number cigarettes per day smoked anywhere inside the home by all cigarette smokers.
English Instructions:
1 PACK EQUALS 20 CIGARETTES. IF NONE, ENTER 0. IF LESS THAN 1 PER DAY, ENTER 1. ENTER NUMBER OF CIGARETTES.
Target Gender:
Both males and females
Target Age:
0 YEARS - 150 YEARS
Hard Edits:
1 to 40
Code or Value Value Description Count Cumulative Skip to Item
1 to 39 Range of Values 1277 1277
40 40 or more 164 1441
. Missing 9096 10537