Global Adult Tobacco Survey

Office on Smoking and HealthCDC

- The GATS was established in 2008 by:

- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

- The World Health Organization - Tobacco Free

Initiative

- CDC Foundation

- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public

Health

With Funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies

GATS

Tobacco use

Cessation

Exposure to secondhand smoke

Economics

Pro-tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship

Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions

GATS Topics

- GATS

- For each country scope is determined after consultation between country, WHO and CDC

- Three-Stage Cluster Design- Stage 1 – primary sampling units (PSU) selected

probability proportional to size

- Stage 2 – selection of Enumeration Area in each selected PSU

- Stage 3 – selection of Households in each selected EA

- ONE ELIGIBLE (15+) SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE FROM EACH HOUSEHOLD

Sample Design – Household

Release - Thailand Fact Sheet

Thailand Country Report

Report released on Nov 9, 2009

GATS – Current Tobacco Smoking

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Turkey Bangladesh Egypt Mexico Philippines Thailand

Pre

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Overall

Males

Females

GATS – Current Tobacco Smoking

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5

10

15

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30

35

40

Turkey Bangladesh Egypt Mexico Philippines Thailand

Pre

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ce

(%)

Smoked tobacco

Manufactured cigarettesHand-rolled cigarettes

Bidis

Shisha

Smokeless tobacco

GATS – Cessation

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60

Turkey Bangladesh Egypt Mexico Philippines Thailand

Pe

rce

nta

ge

(%)

Quit Rate

Made Quit Attempt

GATS – Exposure to Secondhand Smoke

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80

90

100

Turkey Bangladesh Egypt Mexico Philippines Thailand

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)

At Work

Government Buildings

Healthcare Facilities

Restaurants

Public Transportation

GATS – Media

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Noticed anti-cigarette smoking information

Noticed cigarette marketing

GATS – Warning Labels

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90

100

Turkey Bangladesh Egypt Mexico Philippines Thailand

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(%)

Noticed health warnings on cigarette packages

Thought about quitting because of warning label

Global Adult Tobacco Survey: 2008-2010

Countries Completed 2nd Phase Countries