Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2019

Bhutan, 2019

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Reference ID

BTN_2019_GYTS_v01

Producer(s)

Ministry of Health

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Global Youth Tobacco Survey

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Mar 25, 2022

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Reason for starting smoking/using tobacco (BTR37)

Data file: BHUTAN_DATA_19

Overview

Valid: 4696

Invalid: 16

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Range: 1 - 7

Format: Numeric

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Literal question

What was the main reason for starting or initiating smoking or using tobacco?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	I have never smoked or used tobacco	3036	64.7%
2	To help lose weight or keep from gaining weight	178	3.8%
3	Due to peer pressure	179	3.8%
4	To socialize or make friends	151	3.2%
5	To relieve stress or tension	239	5.1%
6	Out of curiosity	450	9.6%
7	Others	463	9.9%
Sysmiss		16

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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