Turkey Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2016
General Info
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2016 - December, 2016
Series or system
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative - Urban-rural 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 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. The sample size for the 2016 GATS in Turkey was 11,200 households and 8,760 individuals completed interviews.
Keywords
Assets, Drug consumption, Education, Electricity, Employment, Secondhand smoke, Family size, Health care use, Health literacy, Health promotion, Housing conditions, Literacy, Mass media, Medicines, Prescriptions, Refrigeration, Sanitation, School enrollment, Smokeless tobacco use, Telephones, Tobacco smoking, Traditional medicine, Transportation, Working conditions, ENDS use
Citation
Contributors
Funders
Suggested citation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Ministry of Health (Turkey), Research Triangle Institute, Inc. (RTI), World Health Organization (WHO). Turkey Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2016.