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.
| 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] |
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.
