Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Poll # 2006-TOBACCO1: Tobacco Survey, United States, 2006 (ICPSR 38363)

Version Date: Mar 10, 2022

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Principal Investigator(s):
International Communications Research (ICR)

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38363.v1

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Summary

This catalog record includes detailed variable-level descriptions, enabling data discovery and comparison. The data are not archived at ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) directly for details on obtaining the data.

This collection includes variable-level metadata of Poll # 2006-TOBACCO1: Tobacco Survey, a survey from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted by ICR-International Communications Research. Topics covered in this survey include:

  • Opinion on smoking in public places
  • Favor/oppose total ban on smoking in public places
  • Favor/oppose using money from cigarette taxes to pay for programs to help smokers quit
  • Perceived amount of state tobacco taxes spent on control/prevention initiatives
  • Importance of state government spending of money on control/prevention initiatives
  • Effectiveness of ways of quitting smoking
  • Personal smoking habits

The data and documentation files for this survey are available through the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [Roper #31092317]. Frequencies and summary statistics for the 122 variables from this survey are available through the ICPSR social science variable database and can be accessed from the Variables tab.

Citation

International Communications Research (ICR). Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Poll # 2006-TOBACCO1: Tobacco Survey, United States, 2006. Roper Center for Public Opinion Research [distributor], 2022-03-10. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38363.v1

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Funding

Harvard University. School of Public Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

State

Distributor(s)

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
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Time Period(s)

2006

Date of Collection

2006-02-17 -- 2006-03-05

Data Collection Notes

  1. Please visit the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research website for more information on Poll # 2006-TOBACCO1: Tobacco Survey.
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Sample

The sample includes 1,076 national adults.

Universe

National adult

Unit(s) of Observation

Individual

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

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Original Release Date

2022-03-10

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Weight

The study dataset contains weight factors that should be employed in any data analysis. Typically weights are used in an attempt to assure that the survey sample more accurately represents the population. The weight variables in this study are HOHWGHT and POPWGHT.

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Notes

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

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This study is maintained and distributed by the Health and Medical Care Archive (HMCA). HMCA is the official data archive of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.