Table I.

Summary of Data Used

Data	Source	Dates	Stratification	Calendar or Birth Year	Special Notes
All-race, all-cause mortality	Berkeley Tables, based on US census	1900–2000	Every age, every birth year	Birth
All-race lung cancer male/female	NCHS	1950–2000	5-year age groups starting at age 0–4; last group 85+	Calendar
Prevalence of white smoking	NHIS and Burns et al. 1998	1900–1980	Single age groups starting at age 0; ending age is birth year + age = 1993	Birth cohort every 5 years
All-cause and lung cancer white male/female	CPS-I (American Cancer Society)	1959–1962; 1963–1965; 1966–1968; 1969–1972	5-year age groups starting at age 35; last group at 80–84	Calendar	Smoking status each survey
All-cause and lung cancer white male/female	CPS-II (American Cancer Society)	1982–1985; 1986–1988; 1989–1991	5-year age groups starting at age 35; last group at 80–84	Calendar	Smoking status at baseline; Used vital statistics from next survey
All-cause and lung cancer white male/female	Nutrition follow-up (American Cancer Society)	1992–1994; 1995–1997; 1998–2000	5-year age groups starting at age 35; last group at 80–84	Calendar	Smoking status at baseline; Used vital statistics from next survey
Cigarettes per day by age for white male/female	NHIS	1965–2000	Single age	Calendar