Frequently Asked Question

For clients 13 years and up:

The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology specifies the 8 smoking status that CareLogic must offer.

There are no exact definitions or clarifications about what each status means beyond ONC's guidance below:

1. Current every day smoker: an individual who has smoked at least 100 cigarettes during his/her lifetime and still regularly smokes every day
2. Current some day smoker: an individual who has smoked at least 100 cigarettes during his/her lifetime and still regularly smokes periodically, yet consistently
3. Former smoker: an individual who has smoked at least 100 cigarettes during his/her lifetime but does not currently smoke
4. Never smoker: an individual who has not smoke 100 or more cigarettes during his/her lifetime
5. Smoker, current status unknown: an individual who has smoked at least 100 cigarettes during his/her lifetime, but whether they currently still smoke is unknown
6. Unknown if ever smoked: unknown if an individual has ever smoked
7. Heavy tobacco smoker: an individual who smokes more than 10 cigarettes per day, or an equivalent (but less concretely defined) quantity of cigar or pipe smoke
8. Light tobacco smoker: an individual who smokes less than 10 cigarettes per day, or an equivalent (but less concretely defined) quantity of cigar or pipe smoke

Suggested use of #1 – Current every day smoker: Use this status if you know a person smokes but don’t have enough information to select a more specific choice such as #7 (heavy smoker) or #8 (light smoker).