{"doc_desc":{"title":"LKA_2020_GATS_v01_M","idno":"DDI_LKA_2020_GATS_v01_M","producers":[{"name":"Melanie Cowan","abbr":"","affiliation":"World Health Organization","role":"Documentation of data"}],"prod_date":"2025-01-03","version_statement":{"version":"Version 1.0 (January 2025)."}},"study_desc":{"title_statement":{"idno":"LKA_2020_GATS_v01","title":"Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2020","alternate_title":"GATS 2020"},"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Department of Census and Statistics","affiliation":""},{"name":"National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol and Ministry of Health","affiliation":""}],"production_statement":{"funding_agencies":[{"name":"World Health Organization","abbr":"WHO","role":""},{"name":"US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention","abbr":"CDC","role":""}]},"distribution_statement":{"contact":[{"name":"NCD Surveillance Team","affiliation":"World Health Organization","email":"ncdmonitoring@who.int","uri":"https:\/\/www.who.int\/teams\/noncommunicable-diseases\/surveillance\/systems-tools\/global-adult-tobacco-survey"}]},"series_statement":{"series_name":"Global Adult Tobacco Survey","series_info":"This is the first GATS conducted by Sri Lanka."},"version_statement":{"version":"Public-use dataset"},"study_info":{"keywords":[{"keyword":"adults","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"noncommunicable diseases","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"risk factors","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"health surveys","vocab":"","uri":""},{"keyword":"tobacco","vocab":"","uri":""}],"topics":[{"topic":"Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)","vocab":"Survey","uri":""}],"abstract":"The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) is the global standard to systematically monitor adult tobacco use and track key tobacco control indicators. GATS is a nationally representative household survey of adults 15 years of age or older, using a standard protocol. It is intended to generate comparable data within and across countries. GATS enhances countries' capacity to design, implement and evaluate tobacco control interventions.","coll_dates":[{"start":"2019-12","end":"2020-07","cycle":""}],"nation":[{"name":"Sri Lanka","abbreviation":"LKA"}],"geog_coverage":"National","analysis_unit":"Individuals","universe":"Adults aged 15 years or older.","data_kind":"Sample survey data [ssd]","notes":"GATS is composed for a set of core and optional questions designed to gather data on the following domains:\n\n1. Background characteristics: Gender, age, education, work status, possession of household items.\n2. Tobacco smoking: Pattern of use; Former\/past tobacco consumption; Age of initiation of daily smoking; Frequency of consumption of different smoked tobacco products; Nicotine dependence, Frequency of quit attempts.\n3. Smokeless Tobacco: Pattern of use; Former\/past tobacco consumption; Age of initiation of daily smokeless tobacco use; Frequency of consumption of different smokeless tobacco products; Nicotine dependence, Frequency of quit attempts.\n4. Cessation: Advice to quit smoking\/smokeless tobacco use by health care provider; Methods used to try to stop smoking\/smokeless tobacco use.\n5. Second-hand smoke exposure: Smoking allowed in the home; Exposure to secondhand smoke at home and public places; Indoor smoking policy at work place; Knowledge of serious illness in non-smokers due to secondhand smoke.\n6. Economics: Type of tobacco product and quantity bought; Cost, brand and type of tobacco products(s); Source of tobacco products.\n7. Media:  Exposure to tobacco related advertisement in various places; Exposure to sporting events connected with tobacco; Exposure to music, theatre, art or fashion events connected with tobacco; Exposure to tobacco promotion activities; Health warning labels on cigarette packages; Exposure to anti-tobacco advertising and information.\n8. Knowledge attitudes and perceptions: Knowledge about health effects of smoking\/smokeless tobacco use.\n\nCountries may also select optional modules on Water Pipe (Shisha\/Nargile) and Electronic Cigarettes."},"method":{"data_collection":{"sampling_procedure":"Using a multistage stratified cluster sample design, a total of 7,172  households were sampled and one individual was randomly selected from each participating household to complete the survey.","coll_mode":["Face-to-face [f2f]"],"sources":[{"name":"","origin":"","characteristics":""}],"coll_situation":"Stoppages in data collection were partly due to changes in the government with the appointment of the new president and the corresponding change in ministries, and the COVID-19 lockdowns and social distancing measures.","weight":"See Sample Weights Manual."},"analysis_info":{"response_rate":"There were a total of 6,770  completed individual interviews, with an overall response rate of 96.9%."}},"data_access":{"dataset_use":{"cit_req":"Publications based on GATS data should use the following acknowledgement:\n\"This paper uses data from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). GATS is supported by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\"","conditions":"The user undertakes: \n(1) to acknowledge the data source. \n(2) to share any planned publications with WHO prior to publication.\n(3) to offer co-authorship of any reports or publications using the survey results  to the coordinator of the survey.\n(4) to use the data for non-commercial, not-for-profit public health purposes only.","disclaimer":"The data is being distributed without warranty of any kind. The responsibility for the use of the data lies with the user. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for damages arising from its use."}}},"schematype":"survey"}