Others titles
- GATS Survey on Adult Tobacco Use in Middle-income Countries
- Global Tobacco Surveillance System Adults Survey
- GATS Survey for Tobacco Usage
Keywords
- Global Tobacco Use
- Global Tobacco Statistics
- Global Tobacco Data
- Tobacco Use Prevalence
- Global Tobacco Survey
- Second Hand Tobacco Smoke
- Tobacco Use
- Tobacco products
- Tobacco Survey
- Tobacco control
Global Adult Tobacco Survey GATS

The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) is a nationally representative household survey that was launched in February 2007 as a new component of the ongoing Global Tobacco Surveillance System (GTSS). The GATS enables countries to collect data on adult tobacco use and key tobacco control measures.
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Description
In 1998, WHO (World Health Organization), the United States of America’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) began development of the Global Tobacco Surveillance System (GTSS). Results from the GATS assist countries in the formulation, tracking and implementation of effective tobacco control interventions, and countries are able to compare results of their survey with results from other countries.
The purpose of the GTSS is to enhance the capacity of countries to design, implement and evaluate their national comprehensive tobacco action plan and to monitor the key articles of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC).
The GTSS includes the collection of tobacco-specific data for both youths (13-15 years) and adults (15 years and older) through four surveys:
– The Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) focuses on youths aged 13-15 and collects information in schools.
– The Global School Professionals Survey (GSPS) surveys teachers and administrators from the same schools that participate in the GYTS.
– The Global Health Professions Students Survey (GHPSS) focuses on third-year students pursuing degrees in dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacology.
– The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), a household survey, monitors tobacco use among adults.
Topics covered in GATS:
– Tobacco use prevalence (smoking and smokeless tobacco products).
– Second-hand tobacco smoke exposure and policies.
– Cessation.
– Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions.
– Exposure to media.
– Economics.
About this Dataset
Data Info
Date Created | 2015-03-16 |
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Last Modified | 2020-10-06 |
Version | 2020-10-06 |
Update Frequency |
Annual |
Temporal Coverage |
2008-2017 |
Spatial Coverage |
World |
Source | John Snow Labs; World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA); |
Source License URL | |
Source License Requirements |
N/A |
Source Citation |
N/A |
Keywords | Global Tobacco Use, Global Tobacco Statistics, Global Tobacco Data, Tobacco Use Prevalence, Global Tobacco Survey, Second Hand Tobacco Smoke, Tobacco Use, Tobacco products, Tobacco Survey, Tobacco control |
Other Titles | GATS Survey on Adult Tobacco Use in Middle-income Countries, Global Tobacco Surveillance System Adults Survey, GATS Survey for Tobacco Usage |
Data Fields
Name | Description | Type | Constraints |
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Survey_Year | Year in which the survey had been conducted | date | required : 1 |
WHO_Region | Geographical regions covered by WHO for the survey | string | required : 1 |
Country | The country in which the survey was conducted | string | required : 1 |
Survey_Site | The site of survey | string | required : 1 |
Indicator_ID | ID assigned to the indicator | string | required : 1 |
Indicator_Description | Description of the indicator | string | required : 1 |
Indicator_Level | string | - | |
Age | Participant's Age | string | - |
Gender | Participant's Gender | string | - |
Residence_of_Participant | Residential Ares of the participant, either rural or urban. | string | - |
Data_Value | Value of the data collected | number | level : Ratio |
Data_Value_Footnote | Footnote in case the data is not available or insufficient. | string | - |
High_Confidence_Interval | A higher range of values for a measure constructed so that the range has a specified probability of including the true value of the measure | number | level : Ratio |
Low_Confidence_Interval | A lower range of values for a measure constructed so that the range has a specified probability of including the true value of the measure | number | level : Ratio |
Sample_Population_Size | Size of sample population | integer | level : Ratio |
Region_Abbreviation | Abbreviation of the Region in which the survey was conducted | string | required : 1 |
Country_Abbreviation | Abbreviation of the survey country | string | required : 1 |
Survey_Site_Abbreviation | Abbreviation of the survey site | string | required : 1 |
Survey_Site_ID | ID assigned to the survey site | integer | level : Nominalrequired : 1 |
Participant_Residence_ID | ID assigned to the residential area of the sample population | string | - |
Mpower_ID | ID assigned to Mpower policy package intended to assist in the country-level implementation of effective interventions to reduce the demand for tobacco | string | - |
Latitude | Identifies the geographical location Latitude. | number | - |
Longitude | Identifies the geographical location Longitude. | number | - |
Data Preview
Survey Year | WHO Region | Country | Survey Site | Indicator ID | Indicator Description | Indicator Level | Age | Gender | Residence of Participant | Data Value | Data Value Footnote | High Confidence Interval | Low Confidence Interval | Sample Population Size | Region Abbreviation | Country Abbreviation | Survey Site Abbreviation | Survey Site ID | Participant Residence ID | Mpower ID | Latitude | Longitude |
2009 | South-East Asia Region | India | India - Delhi | Q165 | Percentage of adults who currently use smokeless tobacco | Total | 10.5 | 12.9 | 8.5 | 1898 | SEAR | in | in007 | 129 | M01 | 20.593684 | 78.96288 | |||||
2009 | South-East Asia Region | India | India - Manipur | Q153 | Percentage of adults who currently do not smoke tobacco | 45-64 | 62.7 | 69.3 | 55.7 | 339 | SEAR | in | in017 | 272 | M01 | 20.593684 | 78.96288 | |||||
2009 | Region of the Americas | Uruguay | Uruguay - National | Q150 | Percentage of adults who currently smoke tobacco | Male | 30.7 | 33.4 | 28.2 | 2634 | AMR | uy | uy100 | 489 | M01 | -32.522779 | -55.765834999999996 | |||||
2009 | South-East Asia Region | India | India - Tamil Nadu | Q168 | Percentage of adults who currently do not use smokeless tobacco | 45-64 | 86.0 | 89.2 | 82.1 | 764 | SEAR | in | in025 | 615 | M01 | 20.593684 | 78.96288 | |||||
2009 | South-East Asia Region | India | India - Nagaland | Q207 | Average amount spent on 20 bidis (1 pack) (reported in local currency) | Female | Insufficient Sample Size. | 0 | SEAR | in | in020 | 307 | M06 | 20.593684 | 78.96288 | |||||||
2009 | South-East Asia Region | India | India - Sikkim | Q207 | Average amount spent on 20 bidis (1 pack) (reported in local currency) | 15-24 | Insufficient Sample Size. | 0 | SEAR | in | in029 | 592 | M06 | 20.593684 | 78.96288 | |||||||
2009 | South-East Asia Region | India | India - South Region | Q165 | Percentage of adults who currently use smokeless tobacco | 25-44 | 12.7 | 14.5 | 11.0 | 5326 | SEAR | in | in173 | 1486 | M01 | 20.593684 | 78.96288 | |||||
2011 | European Region | Romania | Romania - National | Q156 | Percentage of ever daily tobacco smokers who currently do not smoke tobacco | Rural | 25.2 | 29.1 | 21.6 | 597 | EUR | ro | ro100 | 450 | M01 | 45.943160999999996 | 24.96676 | |||||
2009 | European Region | Poland | Poland - National | Q165 | Percentage of adults who currently use smokeless tobacco | 45-64 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2738 | EUR | pl | pl100 | 442 | M01 | 51.919438 | 19.145135999999997 | |||||
2009 | South-East Asia Region | India | India - Uttarakhand | Q168 | Percentage of adults who currently do not use smokeless tobacco | 15-24 | 92.0 | 94.9 | 87.7 | 403 | SEAR | in | in104 | 666 | M01 | 20.593684 | 78.96288 |