Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
Code | Label |
70
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00 | NIU | X |
01 | Willpower | X |
02 | Illness | X |
03 | Health | X |
04 | Cost | X |
05 | Odor | X |
06 | Doctor's suggestion | X |
07 | Doctor's order | X |
08 | Friend's suggestion | X |
09 | Stains | X |
10 | Set example | X |
11 | Mass media | X |
12 | Not enjoyable | X |
13 | Other reason and don't know | X |
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Description
For former smokers 17 years of age or older who smoked at least 100 cigarettes during his/her life, smoked regularly between one and ten years ago, and mentioned more than one reason that she/he stopped smoking, QUITMAIN indicates the main reason that the person decided to stop smoking cigarettes.
[show more]This variable is from the Smoking section of the 1970 survey. This section was developed to measure changes in smoking habits from year-to-year given the increase interest in the relationships between smoking and health at that time. Information was collected on a variety of tobacco-related behaviors including: increases and decreases in cigarette smoking, changes from one form of tobacco to another, and former cigarette smokers quitting behaviors.
Universe
- 1970: Persons age 17+ who smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their entire lives, who do not now smoke, and who reported the number of years since they last smoked cigarettes fairly regularly.
Availability
- 1970
Weights
- 1970 : PERWEIGHT

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