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Turkey Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2012

General Info

Original or alternative title 
Küresel Yetişkin Tütün Araştırması
Provider 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Geography 
Turkey (TUR)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
January, 2012 - December, 2012
Data type
Survey
Summary 

The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) is a household survey that collects data on non-institutionalized men and women aged 15 years and older using a standardized methodology for constructing the sample frame, selecting households, and processing data.

The GATS is designed to produce national and subnational estimates on tobacco use. The Turkey GATS provides information on tobacco use, cessation, second-hand smoke, and knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions towards tobacco. The survey also covers basic sociodemographic characteristics.

Keywords 
Tobacco smoking, Secondhand smoke

Citation

Contributors 
Ministry of Health (Turkey)
Turkish Statistical Institute
World Health Organization (WHO)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC Foundation
Hacettepe University
Research Triangle Institute, Inc. (RTI)
Funders 
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Suggested citation 
CDC Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hacettepe University, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Ministry of Health (Turkey), Research Triangle Institute, Inc. (RTI), Turkish Statistical Institute, World Health Organization (WHO). Turkey Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2012.

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