Bangladesh Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2009

General Info

Provider

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Geography

Bangladesh (BGD)

Coverage type

Country

Time period covered

July, 2009 - August, 2009

Series or system

Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)

Data type

Survey: Household

Summary

The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) is designed to produce national and subnational estimates on tobacco use. The Bangladesh GATS was conducted in 2009 and surveyed 9,629 men and women aged 15 and older. The survey featured questions on smoking and smokeless tobacco use, cessation, secondhand smoke, economics, media, and knowledge, attitude, and perceptions.

Keywords

Assets, Education, Electricity, Employment, Secondhand smoke, Family size, Health care use, Health literacy, Housing conditions, Housing materials, Mass media, Refrigeration, Sanitation, Smokeless tobacco use, Telephones, Tobacco smoking, Traditional medicine, Transportation

Citation

Contributors

World Health Organization (WHO)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

CDC Foundation

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh)

National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Dhaka (Bangladesh)

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)

National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT)

Funders

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Suggested citation

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), CDC Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh), National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Dhaka (Bangladesh), World Health Organization (WHO). Bangladesh Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2009.