Smoking status cluster

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Set Specification
METEOR identifier:Help on this term482586
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Standard 28/04/2016
DSS type:Help on this termData Element Cluster
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The Smoking status cluster defines the history and current smoking status of a person.

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

The Smoking status cluster comprises six data elements that define the following information:

Data element  
Ever smoked a full cigarette indicatorYes/NoUnknown
Tobacco smoking start ageN[NN]Unknown
Current smoking status indicatorYes/NoUnknown
Tobacco smoking frequencyCode NUnknown
Like to quit smokingYes/NoUnknown
Assistance to quit smokingCode NUnknown

 

Collection methods:Help on this term

Information on a prison entrant's smoking status and history are collected at the reception assessment on the National Prisoner Health Data Collection Prison Entrants form.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Relational attributes

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Supersedes Smoking status cluster
  • Health, Superseded 28/04/2016
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term

Prison entrants NBEDSHealth, Standard 28/04/2016

DSS specific information:

For the Prisoner health NBEDS, this question is formed using the responses to 6 questions:

a) Have you ever smoked a full cigarette?

b) How old were you when you smoked your first cigarette?

c) Do you smoke now?

d) If you smoke now, which of the following best describes your current use of tobacco?

I now smoke occasionally, but less than once a week
I now smoke occasionally, not every day, but at least once a week
I now smoke regularly, every day or most days.

e) Would you like to quit smoking?

f) What assistance, if any, do you need to quit smoking?


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1Person—ever smoked a full cigarette indicator, prisoner health yes/no/unknown code NMandatory1
2Person—tobacco smoking start age, total years N[NN]

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on the person indicating that they have ever smoked a full cigarette.

DSS specific information:

In the Prisoner Health NBEDS 'tobacco smoking start age' refers to the age at which a person smoked their first full cigarette.

This data element is included in the Prisoner Health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators includes the indicator: Mean age at which prison entrants smoked their first full cigarette.

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3Person—current smoking status indicator, prisoner health yes/no/unknown code N

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on the person indicating that they have ever smoked a full cigarette.

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner Health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators includes the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who currently smoke tobacco.

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4Person—tobacco smoking frequency, current smoking frequency code N

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on the person indicating that they currently smoke.

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5Person—like to quit smoking indicator, prisoner health yes/no/unknown code N

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on the person indicating that they currently smoke.

DSS specific information:

This data element is included in the Prisoner Health NBEDS as the National Prisoner Health Indicators include the indicator: Proportion of prison entrants who currently smoke and would like to quit.

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6Person—type of assistance to quit smoking, code N

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on the person indicating that they currently smoke.

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7Person—type of assistance to quit smoking, text X[X(99)]

Conditional obligation:

Conditional on 'Other help (please specify)' response in the data element: Person—assistance to quit smoking, code N

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