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Italy Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2022

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General Info
Provider 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Microdata access: Download
Geography 
Italy (ITA)
Calabria, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Marche, Puglia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2022 - 12/2022
Series or system 
Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Facility (non-health)
  • Individual
  • Nationally 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.

The 2022 Italy GYTS was completed by 2,334 eligible students, of which 2,069 were between 13 and 15 years of age.

Keywords 
Adolescents, Assets, ENDS use, Education, Health literacy, Health promotion, Income, Mass media, Parents, Secondhand smoke, Smokeless tobacco use, Tobacco, Tobacco and nicotine use, Tobacco smoking
GHDx Entry last modified on: Feb 5, 2025