Sri Lanka Spot Survey on Tobacco Trends December 2014

General Info

Provider

Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) (Sri Lanka)

Tabulations only

Geography

Sri Lanka (LKA)

Eastern, North Central, Northern, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Western

Coverage type

Subnational

Time period covered

December, 2014 - December, 2014

Series or system

Sri Lanka Trend Survey on Tobacco

Data type

Survey: Cross-sectional - Individual - Interview

Summary

The Spot Survey on Tobacco Trends, in use since 1998, is a biannual survey that monitors and identifies the prevailing trends, patterns, and attitudes related to tobacco and tobacco use.

The December 2014 survey was conducted in the following districts: Colombo, Gampaha, Galle, Kegalle, Anuradhapura, Jaffna, Batticaloa, Kandy, Monaragal, and Trincoma. It covered a total of 2,454 male respondents ages 15 and above.

Keywords

Education, Household expenditures, Occupations, Prevalence, Tobacco smoking

Citation

Contributors

Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) (Sri Lanka)

National Institute of Social Development (NISD) (Sri Lanka)

Suggested citation

Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) (Sri Lanka), National Institute of Social Development (NISD) (Sri Lanka). Sri Lanka Spot Survey on Tobacco Trends December 2014.