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Sri Lanka Spot Survey on Tobacco Trends, December 2012

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General Info
Provider 
Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) (Sri Lanka)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Sri Lanka (LKA)
Central, Eastern, North Central, Northern, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Western
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
12/2012 - 12/2012
Series or system 
Sri Lanka Trend Survey on Tobacco
Data type
Survey:
  • Individual
Summary 

The Spot Survey on Tobacco Trends, in use since 1998, is a biannual survey that monitors and identifies the prevailing trends, patterns, and attitudes related to tobacco and tobacco use.

The December 2012 survey focused on the following districts: Colombo, Gampaha, Galle, Kegalle, Anuradhapura, Jaffna, Batticaloa, Kandy, Rathnapura, and Vavunia. The survey was conducted in December 2012 over a period of one month and covered a total number of 2,349 male respondents ages 15 and above.

The report is titled Spot Survey December 2012: Trends in Tobacco Consumption. It features a comparative analysis of the results from December 2012 with those of December 2011 and a chart comparison of tobacco use trends results from July 2000 to December 2012.

Keywords 
Tobacco smoking
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021