Table 1.
Smoking Cessation Measures, National Adult Tobacco Survey (NATS), 2009–2010
| Measure | Question(s) | Response for inclusion |
|---|---|---|
| Current Smoker | “Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?” AND “During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke cigarettes?” | Yes AND >1 cigarette |
| Seen Ads for Quitting | “In the past 30 days, have you seen, read, or heard any ads about quitting cigarettes?” | Yes AND Current Smoker |
| Quitline Awareness | “A telephone Quitline is a free telephone-based service that connects people who smoke cigarettes of other tobacco products with someone who can help them quit. Are you aware of any telephone Quitline services that are available to help you quit using tobacco?” | Yes AND Current Smoker |
| Quitline Use | “When you quit smoking/the last time you tried to quit smoking did you call a telephone quitline?” | Yes AND Current Smoker |
| Provider Recommendations | “In the past 12 months, did any doctor, dentist, nurse, or other health professional advise you to quit smoking cigarettes or using any other tobacco products?” | Yes AND Current Smoker |
| Class Use | “When you quit smoking/the last time you tried to quit smoking, did you use a class or program to help you quit?” | Yes AND Current Smoker |
| Health Professional Counseling | “When you quit smoking/the last time you tried to quit smoking, did you use one-on- one counseling from a health professional to help you quit?” | Yes AND Current Smoker |
| Medications | “When you quit smoking/the last time you tried to quit smoking, did you use any of the following medications: a nicotine patch, nicotine gum, nicotine lozenges, nicotine nasal spray, a nicotine inhaler, or pills such as Wellbutrin, Zyban, buproprion, Chantix, or varenicline to help you quit?” | Yes AND Current Smoker |
| Plan to Use Meds | “When you try to quit smoking, do you plan to use a nicotine patch, nicotine gum, lozenges, nasal spray, an inhaler, or pills such as Wellbutrin, Zyban, buproprion, Chantix, or varenicline to help you quit?” | Yes AND Current Smoker |
| Plan to Use Quit Assistance | “When you try to quit smoking, do you plan to use a telephone quitline, a class or program or one-on-one counseling from a healthcare provider to help you quit?” | Yes AND Current Smoker |
| Healthcare Use | “In the past 12 months, have you seen a doctor, dentist, nurse, or other health professional?” | Yes AND Current Smoker |