NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Provider Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Tabulations only Geography United States of America (USA) Guam Coverage type Subnational Time period covered 01/2002 - 12/2002 Series or system Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) Data type Survey: Cross-sectionalFacility (non-health)IndividualNationally representative Summary Designed as standardized tool to collect data on tobacco use among youth in countries around the globe, the GYTS is a school-based survey of students aged 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. Keywords Adolescents, Secondhand smoke, Health literacy, Tobacco smoking Citation Contributors Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) World Health Organization (WHO) Funders Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) National Cancer Institute (NCI) (United States) 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). Guam Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2002. Atlanta, United States of America: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021