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Sweden Young People's Tobacco Use, Knowledge, and Attitudes Survey 2009

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Tonåringar om tobak: Vanor, kunskaper och attityder 2009
Provider 
Public Health Agency of Sweden
Tabulations only
Geography 
Sweden (SWE)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2009 - 12/2009
Series or system 
Sweden Young People's Tobacco Use, Knowledge, and Attitudes Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Individual
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

In the Young People's Tobacco Use, Knowledge, and Attitudes Survey, adolescents ages 13, 15, and 17 years are surveyed on their use and opinions of smoking and chewing tobacco, with a goal of understanding how parents influence adolescents' use or non-use of tobacco. The 2009 survey included both a mail and online questionnaire sent to 7,440 teenagers, 2,580 per age group. The survey received a total of 4,252 responses.

Keywords 
Adolescents, Back pain, Cough, Secondhand smoke, Headache, Health literacy, Income, Physical activity, Sleep disorders, Tobacco, Tobacco smoking, Transportation
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021