Definition
                Whether an individual has been a regular smoker (daily or weekly) of any tobacco material over the previous 3 months, as represented by a code.
            
            
    Components
Data Element (this item)
            
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                Data Element ConceptPerson—regular tobacco smoking indicator- 
                        Object ClassPerson
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                        PropertyRegular tobacco smoking indicator
 
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                Value DomainYes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N ".| Data Type | Number | 
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| Format | N | 
| Maximum character length | 1 | 
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 1 | Yes | ||
| 2 | No | |||
| Supplementary Values | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described | 
Comments
Guide for use:
CODE 1 Yes: Record if the person has smoked daily or weekly over the previous 3 months.
CODE 2 No: Record if the person has not smoked daily or weekly over the previous 3 months or has been an irregular smoker.
Origin:
National Diabetes Outcomes Quality Review Initiative (NDOQRIN) data dictionary.