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India Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2016-2017

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General Info
Provider 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Tabulations only
Geography 
India (IND)
Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
08/2016 - 02/2017
Series or system 
Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
Summary 

The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) is a household survey that collects data on non-institutionalized men and women ages 15 years and older using a standardized methodology for constructing the sample frame, selecting households, and processing data. The 2016-2017 India GATS completed 74,037 individual interviews.

The GATS is designed to produce national and sub-national estimates on tobacco use. The India GATS provides information on tobacco use, cessation, second-hand smoke, tobacco expenditures, and knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions towards tobacco. The survey also covers basic sociodemographic characteristics.

Keywords 
Assets, Child labor, Counseling, Drug consumption, ENDS use, Education, Electricity, Employment, Family size, Health care use, Health literacy, Health promotion, Internet, Marital status, Mass media, Medicines, Pregnancy, Refrigeration, Religion, Sanitation, School enrollment, Secondhand smoke, Smokeless tobacco use, Telephones, Tobacco smoking, Traditional medicine, Transportation, Working conditions
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 30, 2025