Key Survey Design Features

Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study (NIDA)

Attachment 8
PATH Study
Key Design Features of National Tobacco Studies
June 26, 2014

Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study (NIDA)
Key Design Features of Other National Tobacco Surveys

TUS-CPS

NHIS

BRFSS

NATS

http://riskfactor.
cancer.gov/studies/
tus-cps/

1992-1993, 19951996, 1998-1999,
2000, 2001-2002,
2003, 2006-2007,
and 2010-11
~ 240,000

http://www.cdc.gov/nc Annually, since
hs/nhis.htm
1957

http://www.cdc.gov/br Annually, since
fss/
1984

http://apps.nccd.cdc.
gov/QIT/SurveyDetail
s.aspx?SurveyId=30 2009/10, 2012/13

~ 27,000

https://nsduhweb.
rti.org/

NYTS

http://www.cdc.gov/
tobacco/
data_statistics/
1999, 2000, 2002,
surveys/nyts/index.ht 2004, 2006, and
m
2009
22,679 in 2009

70% by telephone
and 30% in
person
Cross-sectional

In-person

Cross-sectional

NHIS data on a broad range of
health topics are collected
through personal household
interviews. The U.S. Census
Bureau is the data collection
agent.

Cross-sectional

BRFSS interviewers ask
questions related to behaviors
that are associated with
preventable chronic diseases,
injuries, and infectious
diseases.

National RDD
design landline
and cell telephone
survey
Cross-sectional

In school, selfadministered
survey via pencil

The NATS provides data to
evaluate the CDC National
Tobacco Program and key
outcome indicators.

Cross-sectional

The NSDUH provides data on
prevalence and correlates of
substance use, serious mental
illness, related problems, and
treatment in the civilian
population aged 12 or older in
the U.S.

Cross-sectional

The NYTS provides
prevalence estimates for
selected tobacco use
behaviors among middle
school and high school
students regarding tobacco.

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

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Primary purpose

NCI-sponsored survey of
tobacco use administered as
part of the US Census
Bureau's Current Population
Survey

Approximately
Periodically since 70,000
in-person
1972 and annually individuals, age interviews with
since 1991
12 and older
sample persons

NSDUH

Study Design

M
en
th
ol

Mode

More than
350,000 adults
are interviewed
each year
Telephone

95,000 landline
and 3000 cell
phone
interviews

ht
/M
ild

pe
ci

Sample Size /
Years Conducted survey period

Li
g

Web Link

B
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-s

Survey

m
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an
d
La
be
ls

Survey Components

Ever and
current use of
cigars, pipes,
Switching
and
to lighter Current and
cigarettes previous use smokeless
of menthol
; (2003)
tobacco

No

No

No

Unique
Distinguishing
feature from
PATH

No

Large sample
size, statespecific estimates

No

No

No

No

Includes broad
range of health
topics

No

Current use of
smokeless
tobacco

No

No

Includes array of
other risk factors

No

Level of support for
smokefree places and
cigarette excise tax
increases

Evaluates CDC
National Tobacco
Control Program
and Key Outcome
Indicators

No

Current use of
multiple
tobacco
products
(cigarettes,
cigars, pipe
tobacco, or
Prevalence
smokeless
of menthol
cigarette use
tobacco).

No

Ever and
current use of
cigars, pipes
and
smokeless
Current use
of menthol
tobacco

No

No

Includes array of
items on mental
disorders and
other substances

Ever and
current use of
cigars, pipes,
Current
bidis, kreteks,
use of
smokeless
light/ultrali Current use
ght
of menthol
tobacco

No

No

School-based
survey

Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study (NIDA)
Key Design Features of Other National Tobacco Surveys

YRBS

http://www.cdc.gov/h
ealthyyouth/yrbs/
Every odd year
index.htm
since 1991

MTF

http://www.
Monitoringthe
future.org/

YTS

http://www.cdc.gov/
tobacco/
data_statistics/
surveys/yts/
index.htm

NHANES

Annually since
1975

Primary purpose

~15,000

School-based,
self-administered
questionnaire
Cross-sectional

~50,000

Cross-sectional with
annual follow-up
mailed
questionnaires
School-based,
self-administered among a sample of
questionnaire with each graduating
mailed follow up class.

MTF is an ongoing study of the
behaviors, attitudes, and
values of American secondary
school students, college
students, and young adults.

School-based
survey of
students in
grades 6
through 12.

Cross-sectional

The YTS is intended to
enhance the capacity of
agencies and organizations to
design, implement, and
evaluate tobacco prevention
and control programs.

Cross-sectional

NHANES findings are used to
determine the prevalence of
major diseases and risk
factors for diseases, assess
nutritional status and its
association with health
promotion and disease
prevention.

A series of
surveys since
1959; 1999-2000,
http://www.cdc.gov/nc 2001-02, 2003-04,
2005-06, 2007-08 ~5,000
hs/nhanes.htm

In-person
inteviews and
physician
examinations

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

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Study Design

M
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th
ol

Mode

The Youth Risk Behavior
Surveillance System (YRBSS)
monitors priority health-risk
behaviors and the prevalence
of obesity and asthma among
youth and young adults.

Periodically since
1999 in
participating states ~27,000

ht
/M
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pe
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Sample Size /
Years Conducted survey period

Li
g

Web Link

B
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Survey

m
en
C
on
s
tr
ab
an
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La
be
ls

Survey Components

No

Current use of
cigars,
smokeless
tobacco

No

Ever and past
30 day use of
smokeless
tobacco

No

No

Ever and past
30 day use of
cigars, pipes,
smokeless
tobacco, bidis,
and kreteks

No

Current use
of menthol
cigarettes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Unique
Distinguishing
feature from
PATH

No

Includes array of
items on other
risk behaviors

No

Long-term study,
focuses on illicit
drugs

No

State-specific
school-based
survey

No

Covers array of
other behaviors
and diseases