Brazil Global Youth Tobacco Survey - 2012

Brazil
Latin America & Caribbean

The Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) is a school-based survey that monitors tobacco use among youth to guide the implementation and evaluation of tobacco prevention and control programs.

Study Website

Adolescents: 10,000+

Sex:

Females and Males

Age Range:

10-14
15-19

Study Design:

Observational

Type of Data:

Cross-sectional

Time Period: 2012; 2011; 2009; 2007; 2006; 2005; 2004; 2002

Areas Covered: Cities: Campo Grande, Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Aracaju, Macapa, Boa Vista, Curitiba, Espirito Santo Victoria, Florianopolis, Natal, Goiani, Joao Pessoa, Palmas, Salvador, Sao Luis; Municipalities: Dom Feliciano, Palmitos, Belem, Cataguases, Rio de Janeiro; States: Alagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraiba, Rio Grande do Norte, Tocantins

Investigators: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), WHO

Funders: Canadian Public Health Association; National Cancer Institute of the United States; UNICEF; WHO

Series:

Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

Notes: Number of adolescents is summed across all survey rounds. Some respondents may be outside of the stated age range.

Topics

Demographic Characteristics - Urban;

Economics;

Education - Grade attainment/attendance;

Tobacco/Alcohol/Drug Use;