MDSMASK
Health provider asked if smoke/use tobacco, past 12 months
Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
05
|
00
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | NIU | X | X |
| 10 | No | X | X |
| 11 | No- doctor knows I use tobacco | · | X |
| 12 | No- doctor knows I don't use tobacco | · | X |
| 20 | Yes | X | X |
| 30 | Did not see doctor in past 12 months | X | X |
| 97 | Unknown-refused | X | X |
| 98 | Unknown-not ascertained | X | X |
| 99 | Unknown-don't know | X | X |
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Description
For sample adults aged 18 and over, MDSMASK reports whether, in the past 12 months, a medical doctor or other health professional asked the respondent about smoking cigarettes or using other kinds of tobacco.
MDSMASK is one of a series of variables dealing with doctor advice. For related variables, please use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus.
Universe
- 2000: Sample adults age 18+ who have seen or talked to a doctor or health care professional about their health within the past year.
- 2005: Sample adults age 18+ who have seen or talked to a doctor or dentist about their own health in the past year or for whom it was unknown whether they had seen a doctor or dentist in the past year.
Availability
- 2000, 2005
Weights
- 2000, 2005 : SAMPWEIGHT
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