NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Microdata access: Download Geography Argentina (ARG) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/2018 - 12/2018 Series or system Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) Data type Survey: Cross-sectionalFacility (non-health)IndividualInterview Summary Designed as a standardized tool to collect data on tobacco use among youth in countries around the globe, the GYTS is a school-based survey of students ages 13-15 years. It provides a uniform methodology for constructing a sample frame, selecting schools and classes, preparing questionnaires, conducting fieldwork, and managing, processing, and analyzing data. Composed of 56 core questions, the GYTS questionnaire covers topics such as young people’s knowledge and attitudes about smoking, prevalence of tobacco use, the role of advertising and media in tobacco use, and access to cigarettes. A total of 1,453 students completed the 2018 survey in Argentina. Keywords Adolescents, Education, Employment, Secondhand smoke, Health literacy, Health promotion, Mass media, School enrollment, Smokeless tobacco use, Tobacco, Tobacco smoking, ENDS use Citation Contributors Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) World Health Organization (WHO) Funders Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) National Cancer Institute (NCI) (United States) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) World Health Organization (WHO) Publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Suggested citation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO). Argentina Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2018. Atlanta, United States of America: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 13, 2021