PCORNet VITAL Table Specification

01 = Current every day smoker
02 = Current some day smoker
03 = Former smoker
04 = Never smoker
05 = Smoker, current status unknown
06 = Unknown if ever smoked
07 = Heavy tobacco smoker
08 = Light tobacco smoker
NI = No information
UN = Unknown
OT = Other

"This field is new to v3.0. Indicator for any form of tobacco that is smoked. Per Meaningful Use guidance, “…smoking status includes any form of tobacco that is smoked, but not all tobacco use.” “’Light smoker’ is interpreted to mean less than 10 cigarettes per day, or an equivalent (but less concretely defined) quantity of cigar or pipe smoke. ‘Heavy smoker’ is interpreted to mean greater than 10 cigarettes per day or an equivalent (but less concretely defined) quantity of cigar or pipe smoke.” “…we understand that a “current every day smoker” or “current some day smoker” is an individual who has smoked at least 100 cigarettes during his/her lifetime and still regularly smokes every day or periodically, yet consistently; a “former smoker” would be an individual who has smoked at least 100 cigarettes during his/her lifetime but does not currently smoke; and a “never smoker” would be an individual who has not smoked 100 or more cigarettes during his/her lifetime.” "

Questions

Is a former smoker a smoker?