Qatar Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2013

General Info

Provider

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Tabulations only

Geography

Qatar (QAT)

Coverage type

Country

Time period covered

January, 2013 - December, 2013

Series or system

Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)

Data type

Survey: Cross-sectional - Household - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative

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 Qatar 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

Counseling, ENDS use, Education, Employment, Family size, Health care use, Health literacy, Health promotion, Mass media, Medicines, Secondhand smoke, Smokeless tobacco use, Tobacco, Tobacco and nicotine use, Tobacco smoking, Traditional medicine, Working conditions

Citation

Contributors

Supreme Council of Health (Qatar)

World Health Organization (WHO)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (Qatar)

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Suggested citation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (Qatar), Supreme Council of Health (Qatar), World Health Organization (WHO). Qatar Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2013.