Protocol - Pregnancy Status and Tobacco Use
Description
Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) questions that assess number of pregnancies, kinds of complications, pregnancy status, alcohol, average cigarettes per day during pregnancy (not by trimester), and other tobacco product use.
Specific Instructions
This protocol was systematically updated to reflect the Wave 7 data collection of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study. This protocol will be formally reviewed by a TRR Content Expert Panel early in 2024.
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Protocol
The next questions are about your pregnancy history.
1. Have you ever been pregnant? Please include current pregnancy, live births, miscarriages, abortions, ectopic or tubal pregnancies and stillbirths.
1[ ]Yes
2[ ]No
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
2. Have any of your pregnancies ended in the following? Choose all that apply.
1[ ]Miscarriage
2[ ]Abortion
3[ ]Ectopic or tubal pregnancy
4[ ]Stillbirth
5[ ]None of the above
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
3. How many of your pregnancies have resulted in a live birth?
1[ ]|___|___|
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
4. For [that birth/those FILL # of births from Q3], did any of the following occur? Choose all that apply.
1[ ]Preterm birth (birth of baby less than 37 weeks gestational age)
2[ ]Baby with low birth weight (less than 5 pounds 8 ounces)
3[ ]Baby with birth defects
4[ ]Placenta Previa
5[ ]Placenta Abruption
6[ ]Pre-eclampsia
7[ ]None of the above
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
5. In the past 12 months, have you been pregnant? Please include a current pregnancy, live births, miscarriages, abortions, ectopic or tubal pregnancies, and stillbirths.
1[ ]Yes
2[ ]No
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
6. Are you pregnant now?
1[ ]Yes
2[ ]No
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
7. How many months or weeks pregnant are you? Please enter the number of months or weeks.
1[ ]|___|___| Months
2[ ]|___|___| Weeks
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
8. What was the outcome of your last pregnancy?
1[ ]Live birth
2[ ]Miscarriage
3[ ]Abortion
4[ ]Ectopic or tubal pregnancy
5[ ]Stillbirth
6[ ]None of the above
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
9. For your last pregnancy, did any of the following occur? Choose all that apply.
1[ ]Preterm birth (birth of baby less than 37 weeks gestational age)
2[ ]Baby with low birth weight (less than 5 pounds 8 ounces)
3[ ]Baby with birth defects
4[ ]Placenta Previa
5[ ]Placenta Abruption
6[ ]Pre-eclampsia
7[ ]None of the above
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
10. During the 3 months before your [most recent / current] pregnancy, how many cigarettes did you smoke on an average day? A pack usually has 20 cigarettes in it.
1[ ]Less than 1 cigarette a day
2[ ]1 to 5 cigarettes a day
3[ ]6 to 10 cigarettes a day
4[ ]11 to 20 cigarettes a day
5[ ]21 to 40 cigarettes a day
6[ ]41 cigarettes or more a day
7[ ]None (0 cigarettes)
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
11. During the last 3 months of your [most recent / current] pregnancy, how many cigarettes did you smoke on an average day? A pack usually has 20 cigarettes in it.
1[ ]Less than 1 cigarette a day
2[ ]1 to 5 cigarettes a day
3[ ]6 to 10 cigarettes a day
4[ ]11 to 20 cigarettes a day
5[ ]21 to 40 cigarettes a day
6[ ]41 cigarettes or more a day
7[ ]None (0 cigarettes)
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
12. During the 3 months before your [most recent/current] pregnancy, how often did you use e-cigarettes or other electronic nicotine products?
1[ ]Everyday
2[ ]A few days a week
3[ ]Once a week
4[ ]Two or three days a month
5[ ]Once a month or less
6[ ]I did not use electronic nicotine products then
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
13. During the last 3 months of your [most recent/current] pregnancy, how often [did you use/have you used] e-cigarettes or other electronic nicotine products?
1[ ]Everyday
2[ ]A few days a week
3[ ]Once a week
4[ ]Two or three days a month
5[ ]Once a month or less
6[ ]I did not use electronic nicotine products then
7[ ]I have not yet reached the last 3 months of my pregnancy
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
14. During the 3 months before your [most recent/current] pregnancy, how often did you smoke traditional cigars?
1[ ]Everyday
2[ ]A few days a week
3[ ]Once a week
4[ ]Two or three days a month
5[ ]Once a month or less
6[ ]I did not smoke traditional cigars then
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
15. During the last 3 months of your [most recent/current] pregnancy, how often [did you smoke/have you smoked] traditional cigars?
1[ ]Everyday
2[ ]A few days a week
3[ ]Once a week
4[ ]Two or three days a month
5[ ]Once a month or less
6[ ]I did not smoke traditional cigars then
7[ ]I have not yet reached the last 3 months of my pregnancy
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
16. During the 3 months before your [most recent/current] pregnancy, how often did you smoke cigarillos?
1[ ]Everyday
2[ ]A few days a week
3[ ]Once a week
4[ ]Two or three days a month
5[ ]Once a month or less
6[ ]I did not smoke cigarillos then
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
17. During the last 3 months of your [most recent/current] pregnancy, how often [did you smoke/have you smoked] cigarillos?
1[ ]Everyday
2[ ]A few days a week
3[ ]Once a week
4[ ]Two or three days a month
5[ ]Once a month or less
6[ ]I did not smoke cigarillos then
7[ ]I have not yet reached the last 3 months of my pregnancy
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
18. During the 3 months before your [most recent/current] pregnancy, how often did you smoke filtered cigars?
1[ ]Everyday
2[ ]A few days a week
3[ ]Once a week
4[ ]Two or three days a month
5[ ]Once a month or less
6[ ]I did not smoke filtered cigars then
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
19. During the last 3 months of your [most recent/current] pregnancy, how often [did you smoke/have you smoked] filtered cigars?
1[ ]Everyday
2[ ]A few days a week
3[ ]Once a week
4[ ]Two or three days a month
5[ ]Once a month or less
6[ ]I did not smoke filtered cigars then
7[ ]I have not yet reached the last 3 months of my pregnancy
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
20. During the 3 months before your [most recent/current] pregnancy, how often did you smoke a pipe filled with tobacco?
1[ ]Everyday
2[ ]A few days a week
3[ ]Once a week
4[ ]Two or three days a month
5[ ]Once a month or less
6[ ]I did not smoke a pipe then
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
21. During the last 3 months of your [most recent/current] pregnancy, how often [did you smoke/have you smoked] a pipe filled with tobacco?
1[ ]Everyday
2[ ]A few days a week
3[ ]Once a week
4[ ]Two or three days a month
5[ ]Once a month or less
6[ ]I did not smoke a pipe then
7[ ]I have not yet reached the last 3 months of my pregnancy
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
22. During the 3 months before your [most recent/current] pregnancy, how often did you smoke hookah?
1[ ]Everyday
2[ ]A few days a week
3[ ]Once a week
4[ ]Two or three days a month
5[ ]Once a month or less
6[ ]I did not smoke hookah then
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
23. During the last 3 months of your [most recent/current] pregnancy, how often [did you smoke/have you smoked] hookah?
1[ ]Everyday
2[ ]A few days a week
3[ ]Once a week
4[ ]Two or three days a month
5[ ]Once a month or less
6[ ]I did not smoke hookah then
7[ ]I have not yet reached the last 3 months of my pregnancy
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
24. During the 3 months before your [most recent/current] pregnancy, how often did you use snus?
1[ ]Everyday
2[ ]A few days a week
3[ ]Once a week
4[ ]Two or three days a month
5[ ]Once a month or less
6[ ]I did not use snus then
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
25. During the last 3 months of your [most recent/current] pregnancy, how often [did you/have you used] use snus?
1[ ]Everyday
2[ ]A few days a week
3[ ]Once a week
4[ ]Two or three days a month
5[ ]Once a month or less
6[ ]I did not use snus then
7[ ]I have not yet reached the last 3 months of my pregnancy
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
26. During the 3 months before your [most recent/current] pregnancy, how often did you use [other types of] smokeless tobacco (such as moist snuff, dip, spit, or chew)?
1[ ]Everyday
2[ ]A few days a week
3[ ]Once a week
4[ ]Two or three days a month
5[ ]Once a month or less
6[ ]I did not use smokeless tobacco then
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
27. During the last 3 months of your [most recent/current] pregnancy, how often [did you use/have you used] smokeless tobacco?
1[ ]Everyday
2[ ]A few days a week
3[ ]Once a week
4[ ]Two or three days a month
5[ ]Once a month or less
6[ ]I did not use smokeless tobacco then
7[ ]I have not yet reached the last 3 months of my pregnancy
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
28. During the 3 months before your [most recent/current] pregnancy, how often did you use IQOS?
1[ ]Everyday
2[ ]A few days a week
3[ ]Once a week
4[ ]Two or three days a month
5[ ]Once a month or less
6[ ]I did not use IQOS then
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
29. During the last 3 months of your [most recent/current] pregnancy, how often [did you use/have you used] IQOS?
1[ ]Everyday
2[ ]A few days a week
3[ ]Once a week
4[ ]Two or three days a month
5[ ]Once a month or less
6[ ]I did not use IQOS then
7[ ]I have not yet reached the last 3 months of my pregnancy
-8[ ]DON’T KNOW
-7[ ]REFUSED
Personnel and Training Required
None
Equipment Needs
None
Requirements
| Requirement Category | Required |
|---|---|
| Major equipment | No |
| Specialized training | No |
| Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection | No |
| Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual | No |
Mode of Administration
Self-administered or interviewer-administered questionnaire
Lifestage
Adolescent, Adult, Pregnancy
Participants
Women, age 18+ who have ever been pregnant
Selection Rationale
The PATH study collects information on number of pregnancies, kinds of complications, pregnancy status, and alcohol and tobacco use. The protocol collects average cigarette use per day during the 3 months before pregnancy, and the last 3 months of pregnancy (last trimester). It also collects information on use of electronic nicotine products, smokeless tobacco, snus, IQOS, hookah, and cigars (traditional, cigarillo, filtered) during the 3 months before pregnancy and the last 3 months of pregnancy (last trimester).
Language
English, Other languages available at source
Standards
| Standard | Name | ID | Source |
|---|
Derived Variables
None
Process and Review
Not applicable.
Protocol Name from Source
Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study: Final Adult Interview, Wave 7 (January 2022 - December 2022)
Source
National Institutes of Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2023). Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study: Final Adult Interview, Wave 7 (January 2022 – December 2022), English Data Collection Instrument. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health. Final_PATH_Wave_7_English_Adult_Questionnaire.pdf
General References
None
Protocol ID
720802
Variables
Export Variables| Variable Name | Variable ID | Variable Description | dbGaP Mapping |
|---|
Measure Name
Pregnancy Status and Tobacco Use
Release Date
December 22, 2023
Definition
These questions ask about pregnancy and tobacco use.
Purpose
To determine tobacco product use before and during pregnancy.
Keywords
pregnancy status and tobacco use, pregnancy, smoking, pregnancy complications, pregnancy status, fetal alcohol, cigarettes, pregnancy, CPD pregnancy, Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health, PATH, tobacco products, IQOS, electronic nicotine products, snus, smokeless tobacco, hookah, cigar, cigarillo, pipe
Measure Protocols
| Protocol ID | Protocol Name |
|---|---|
| 720802 | Pregnancy Status and Tobacco Use |
Publications
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