South Africa Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2021
General Info
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
May, 2021 - August, 2021
Series or system
Data type
Survey:
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 ages 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 South Africa GATS of 2021 provides information on tobacco use, cessation, second-hand smoke, and knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions towards tobacco. The survey also covers basic sociodemographic characteristics.
Keywords
Assets, Body temperature, Breathing difficulty, Cannabis use disorders, Cough, Counseling, Diarrhea, ENDS use, Education, Electricity, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Fatigue, Health care use, Health education, Health literacy, Health promotion, Income, Internet, Literacy, Marital status, Mass media, Medicines, Nausea, Poverty, Race, Refrigeration, Religion, Sanitation, Secondhand smoke, Smokeless tobacco use, Symptoms, Telephones, Tobacco and nicotine use, Tobacco smoking, Traditional medicine, Transportation
Citation
Contributors
Suggested citation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health (South Africa), South African Medical Research Council, World Health Organization (WHO). South Africa Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2021. Atlanta, United States of America: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).