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Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)
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Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)
The main aim of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) is to establish systematic surveys to monitor adult tobacco use and to evaluate progress in implementing tobacco control interventions under the Bloomberg Global Initiative to reduce tobacco use. Since there is no standard global adult tobacco survey that consistently tracks prevalence of tobacco use (smoking and smokeless as well), exposure to secondhand smoke, cessation, risk perceptions, knowledge and attitudes, exposure to media and price and taxation issues, which are critical measures for tobacco control program and policy development. The project is sponsored by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and WHO SEARO, New Delhi with technical support from CDC, Atlanta, U.S.A and Research Triangle Institute (RTI), North Carolina.
Under the overall umbrella of the GATS project mentioned above, the main aim of the GATS-India is to carry out an Adult Tobacco Survey in India at regional levels which include all the 29 states and union territories of Chandigarh and Pondicherry covering about 99.92 percent of the total population according to the 2001 Census of India. The major objectives of the survey are to obtain sufficiently reliable estimates of prevalence of tobacco use (smoking and smokeless tobacco as well), exposure to secondhand smoke, cessation etc., for both males and females at the national level and for each of the six regions classified by place of residence of the respondents (urban/rural). The specific objectives of GATS-India are as follows:
- Provide estimates of the levels of tobacco use, and smoking, second hand exposure, and cessation attempts among men and women separately for urban and rural areas of India, a country as a whole.
- Provide estimates of the levels of tobacco use, and smoking, second hand exposure, cessation attempts among men and women in each geographical region for urban and rural areas.
- Provide estimates of the levels of tobacco use, and smoking, second hand exposure, cessation attempts among men and women for all 29 states and two Union Territories.
- Provide estimates of the levels of tobacco use, and smoking, second hand exposure, cessation attempts among men and women by selected background characteristics at national, and regional level
Like other large scale surveys conducted in India, entire country has been grouped in the following 16 groups. Each group will be assigned to one Research Agency for conducting fieldwork. In addition, keeping in view the weather condition prevailing during the data collection (October 2008 to February 2009), fieldwork has been phased out. Around 17 states/UTs will be included in first phase and around 16 states/UTs to be covered in second Phase. It may be mentioned that Uttar Pradesh and Assam which a sample size of around 5000 in each state will be covered in two phases, an identified portion in each phase.
The total target sample size at national level is 70,802, including 42,647 in rural areas and 28,155 in urban areas. With the assumption of target sample size of average 30 completed interviews per Primary Sampling Unit (PSU), GATS-India will cover 2,366 PSUs nationwide (1,423 rural and 943 urban). It has been decided that this survey would be conducted on digital formats through HP iPAQs handheld devices. It has been considered by the Government and agreed that though handheld devices are being used for the first time on large scale surveys in India, it would have several advantages.
Data collection work for GATS-India is already completed in all the 31 states/UTS. The National fact sheet and national report is expected to be ready by April 2010.
