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+
Time Period: 2009; 2006; 2004; 2003; 2002; 2001; 2000
Areas Covered: Nationally Representative; Cities: Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Delhi; States: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
Investigators: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), WHO, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India, International Institute for Population Sciences of Mumbai
Funders: Canadian Public Health Association; National Cancer Institute of the United States; UNICEF; WHO
Notes: Number of adolescents is summed across all survey rounds. Some respondents may be outside of the stated age range.
