Methodology of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey in China, 2010

INTRODUCTION The Global Adult Tobacco Survey （GATS） is a component of Global Tobacco Surveillance System （GTSS） under auspices of the Bloomberg philanthropy and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. GATS is a household survey with a standard protocol and its goals are to measure tobacco use, to ass...

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Published in:Biomedical and environmental sciences 2010-12, Vol.23 (6), p.445-450
Main Authors: HSIA, Jason, YANG, Gong-Huan, LI, Qiang, XIAO, Lin, YANG, Yan, WU, Yan-Wei, ASMA, Samira
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
China
Female
GATS
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Population Surveillance
Tobacco Use Disorder - epidemiology
Young Adult
成年人
方法论
服务贸易总协定
监测系统
组成部分
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Summary:INTRODUCTION The Global Adult Tobacco Survey （GATS） is a component of Global Tobacco Surveillance System （GTSS） under auspices of the Bloomberg philanthropy and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. GATS is a household survey with a standard protocol and its goals are to measure tobacco use, to assess changes due to policy and to facilitate cross country comparison. China is the largest consumer and producer of tobacco in the world. China was selected as one of 14 countries of high burden of tobacco use, large population, and mostly low income, to conduct the GATS.
ISSN:0895-3988
2214-0190
DOI:10.1016/S0895-3988(11)60005-6