NHIS

Adult Tobacco Use Questions: List of Questionnaires

The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is comprised of several questionnaires. Prior to 1997, the NHIS consisted of a family core questionnaire and selected supplements. For data years 1997-2017, the NHIS consists of Family, Sample Adult, Sample Child core questionnaires, and supplements that either stand alone or are embedded in the core questionnaire. Below are the names of the NHIS core and supplement questionnaires that contain adult tobacco use questions.

Summary documents showing only the adult tobacco use questions are available for data years 1965-1995 and 1997-2011. These summaries were discontinued in 2012. The questionnaires for ALL data years with tobacco questions can be accessed via the Guide for Data Users. Questionnaires containing tobacco questions for 1997 forward also can be accessed from the list below. For tobacco questions asked in only a single year, the PDF page numbers of the questions are shown. For tobacco questions that were asked across multiple years, a link is provided only to the first data year. Because PDF page numbers change across years, the questionnaire number of the first tobacco question in the set (which remains the same across years) is provided to facilitate locating them in the pdf document. Questions were asked of adults aged 18 years and over unless otherwise noted.

Names of the NHIS Questionnaires Containing Adult Tobacco Use Questions, by Year

FY 1965 Smoking Habits Page
FY 1966 Smoking Habits Page
1970 Smoking Habits Page
1970 Smoking Page – Flashcard for Question 4 (Card S)
1974 Hypertension Page (in core questionnaire)
1976 Health Habits Supplement (in core questionnaire)
1977 NHIS Health Habits (H1) Supplement (in core questionnaire)
1978 – 1980 Smoking Supplements
1983 Alcohol and Health Practices Supplement
1985 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (1990 Objectives) Supplement – Pregnancy and Smoking Section
1985 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (1990 Objectives) Supplement
1987 Cancer Control Supplement
1987 Cancer Epidemiology Supplement
1988 Occupational Health Supplement
1990 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (1990 Objectives) Supplement
1990 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (1990 Objectives) Supplement – Pregnancy and Smoking Section
1991 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (2000 Objectives) Supplement
1991 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (2000 Objectives) Supplement – Pregnancy and Smoking Section
1991 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (2000 Objectives) Supplement – Occupational Safety and Health Section
1992 Cancer Epidemiology Supplement
1992 Cancer Control Supplement
1993 Year 2000 Objectives Supplement
1994 Year 2000 Objectives Supplement
1995 Year 2000 Objectives Supplement
1997-2003 NHIS Sample Adult Core – Adult Health Behavior (AHB) Section (Search: AHB.010) [PDF – 78 KB]
1998 Sample Adult (2000 Objectives) Family Prevention Supplement – Pregnancy and Smoking (Refer to PDF pages 1-4) [PDF – 12 KB]
1998 Sample Adult (2000 Objectives) Prevention Supplement (Refer to PDF pages 3-5) [PDF – 12 KB]
2000 Sample Adult Cancer Supplement (Refer to PDF pages 24-32) [PDF – 370 KB]
2004-2017 NHIS Sample Adult Core – Adult Health Behavior (AHB) Section (Search: AHB.010) [PDF – 78 KB]
2005 Sample Adult Cancer Supplement (Refer to PDF pages 33-50) [PDF – 1.2 MB]
2007 Sample Adult Alternative Medicine Supplement (Search: smoking or tobacco) [PDF – 1.4 MB]
2010 Sample Adult Cancer Supplement (Refer to PDF pages 37-54) [PDF – 900 KB]
2011-2016 Sample Adult Core (AAU) supplement questions (Search: AAU.570) [PDF – 647 KB]
2012 Sample Adult Alternative Medicine Supplement (Search: smoking or tobacco) [PDF – 1 MB]
2012-2014 Sample Adult Core (AHB) supplement questions (non-cigarette tobacco use) (Search: AHB.085) [PDF – 1 MB]
2014 Sample Adult Core (AHB) supplement questions (e-cigarette use) (Search: AHB.088) [PDF – 1 MB]
2015 Sample Adult Cancer Supplement (Refer to PDF pages 44-66) [PDF – 912 KB]
2016-2017 Sample Adult Core (AHB) supplement questions (non-cigarette tobacco and e-cigarette use) (Search: AHB.085) [PDF – 2.1 MB]
Questions

Note: Separate documents listing tobacco questions have been discontinued after 2011. Links to the full questionnaires are provided, starting with 1997. Use the search function to locate specific questions. PDF page numbers are indicated in parentheses for questions asked in single years. For questions asked across multiple years, only the first year’s questionnaire is linked. The page numbers can vary slightly from year to year but the question numbers remain the same throughout the period. The Sample Adult core questions for 1997-2003 and 2004-2017 are nearly identical, but the software and display changed between the two time periods. Note that users must use the keyword search function for the 2007 and 2012 Alternative Medicine supplements because the cigarette smoking and tobacco topics appear as response options throughout the questionnaires.