Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Tobacco use in 3 billion individuals from 16 countries: an analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional household surveys. |
| Authors: |
Giovino, Gary A., Mirza, Sara A., Samet, Jonathan M., Gupta, Prakash C., Jarvis, Martin J., Bhala, Neeraj, Peto, Richard, Zatonski, Witold, Hsia, Jason, Morton, Jeremy, Palipudi, Krishna M., Asma, Samira |
| Source: |
Lancet. 8/18/2012, Vol. 380 Issue 9842, p668-679. 12p. |
| Subjects: |
Household surveys, Tobacco use, Tobacco products, Smoking, Age groups |
| Abstract: |
The article offers information on the cross-sectional household surveys, the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) conducted in 16 countries to find statistics for tobacco users. According to the survey, 48·middot;6 men and 11 ·middot;3 percent women consumed tobacco, 40 ·middot;7 percent of men and 5 percent of women smoked tobacco product. The survey also showed that maximum tobacco was consumed by people in between 25 to 34-years of age. INSETS: Panel 1: Indicators of tobacco use in the Global Adult Tobacco Su;Panel 2: Research in context. |
| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
