The 2010-2011 TUS-CPS conducted by the Census Bureau will collect data from the U.S. civilian non-institutionalized population on smoking, other tobacco use, and attempts at cessation; policy information such as home and workplace smoking policies; health professional advice to stop smoking; and changes in smoking norms and attitudes. The TUS-CPS will be and has been in the past a key source of national, state, and some local-level data on these topics in U.S. households because it uses a large, nationally representative sample. This survey is part of a continuing series of surveys (OMB#- 0925-0368) that were sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI) and has been administered triennially as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's and the Bureau of Labor Statistics' CPS. The TUS-CPS has been fielded since 1992, most recently in 2006-07, and its data are available for public use. Government agencies, other researchers and the public can use the data to monitor progress in the control of tobacco use, conduct tobacco-related research, evaluate tobacco control programs, examine tobacco-use-related health disparities, and use this data to help determine services that need to be provided. A unique feature is the ability to link other social and economic Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics data and other sponsor-supported supplement data to the TUS-CPS data. Much of this data can also be linked to cancer and other cause-specific mortality data through the National Longitudinal Mortality Study. Data will be collected in May 2010, August 2010, January 2011, and May 2011 from approximately 265,000 respondents. The May 2011 Follow-Up questionnaire will consist of an abbreviated version of the main 2010-2011 questionnaire given to half of the May 2010 sample. It will provide estimates for demographic subgroups, and groups of states, as well as national estimates.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
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