BRFSS Prevalence and Trends Data: Tobacco Use - Four Level Smoking Data for 1995-2010

data.cdc.gov | Last Updated 27 Aug 2015

Percentages are weighted to population characteristics. Data are not available if it did not meet BRFSS stability requirements.For more information on these requirements, as well as risk factors and calculated variables, see the Technical Documents and Survey Data for a specific year - http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/annual_data/annual_data.htm.Recommended citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, [appropriate year].

Tags: brfss, current smokers, former smoker, non-smoker

This dataset has the following 7 columns:

Column NameAPI Column NameData TypeSample Values
Yearyearnumber
Statestatetext
Smoke everydaysmoke_everydaynumber
Smoke some dayssmoke_some_daysnumber
Former smokerformer_smokernumber
Never smokednever_smokednumber
Location 1location_1location