43 National Adult Tobacco Survey (NATS)

43.1 Organization

Office of Smoking and Health (OSH), CDC

43.3 Description

  • Used to assess prevalence of tobacco use
  • Used to explore factors promoting and impeding tobacco use

43.4 Vintage/Release Frequency

2009-2010, 2012-2013, 2013-2014

43.5 Observational Unit

US adult

43.6 Collection Methodology

  • Stratified, national, landline and cell phone survey of non-institutionalized adults aged 18 years and older in the US
  • Produces representative and comparable data at national and state levels
  • Provides national estimates by gender, age, and race/ethnicity

43.8 User Guide/Data Dictionary

Codebook, questionnaire and other documentation available at same website as data download

43.9 Cost

Free for download

43.10 Proposal or Application required?

No

43.11 DUA required?

No

43.12 Special Notes

n/a