Gats Romania Factsheet June 27 2012
Gats Romania Factsheet June 27 2012
Gats Romania Factsheet June 27 2012
FACT SHEET
Romania 2011
GATS Objectives GATS Highlights
The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) is a global standard
for systematically monitoring adult tobacco use (smoking and
TOBACCO USE
smokeless) and tracking key tobacco control indicators. 37.4% of men, 16.7% of women and 26.7% overall (4.8
GATS is a nationally representative survey, using a consistent million adults) currently smoked tobacco.
and standard protocol across countries including Romania. Among current daily smokers, 69.5% had their first smoke
GATS enhances countries’ capacity to design, implement and within 30 minutes of waking.
evaluate tobacco control programs. It will also assist countries
to fulfill their obligations under the World Health Organization CESSATION
(WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) to
generate comparable data within and across countries. WHO 37.8% of smokers made an attempt to quit in the
has developed MPOWER, a package of selected demand last 12 months.
reduction measures contained in the WHO FCTC: 67.3% of smokers who visited health care provider in the
past 12 months were advised to quit.
Monitor tobacco use & prevention policies 23.5% of current smokers planned to or were thinking of
Protect people from tobacco smoke quitting in the next 12 months.
Offer help to quit tobacco use
Warn about the dangers of tobacco SECONDHAND SMOKE
Enforce bans on tobacco advertising, 35.4% of adults were exposed to tobacco smoke at home.
promotion, & sponsorship
Raise taxes on tobacco 34.2% of adults were exposed to tobacco smoke at
the workplace.
GATS Methodology Among those who visited restaurants or clubs and bars in
the past 30 days, 86.6% of adults in restaurants and 94.4%
GATS uses a global standardized methodology. It includes
of adults in bars and clubs reported being exposed to
information on respondents’ background characteristics,
tobacco smoke.
tobacco use (smoking and smokeless), cessation, secondhand
smoke, economics, media, and knowledge, attitudes and MEDIA
perceptions towards tobacco use. In Romania, GATS was
conducted in 2011 as a household survey of persons 15 years 76.7% of adults noticed anti-cigarette smoking information
of age and older by the National Institute of Public Health, on the television.
National Statistical Training Center and TOTEM Communication 24.3% of adults noticed cigarette marketing (other than in
under the supervision of the Romanian Ministry of Health and stores) or sporting event sponsorship.
WHO Country Office. A multi-stage, geographically clustered
sample design was used to produce nationally representative KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES & PERCEPTIONS
data. A total of 5629 households were sampled and one
individual was randomly selected from each participating 82.6% of adults believed that smoking causes stroke,
household to complete the survey. Survey information was heart attack, lung cancer and other cancers.
collected electronically using handheld devices. There were a 94.2% of adults believed that exposure to tobacco smoke
total of 4517 completed individual interviews with an overall causes serious illness in non-smokers.
response rate of 88.5%
61.7% of adults supported increasing taxes on
tobacco products.
GATS| GLOBAL ADULT TOBACCO SURVE Y
FACT SHEET
Romania 2011
TOBACCO USE People Who Visited Public Places and Who Noticed Tobacco Smoking in the Public Places†
Current tobacco smokers 37.4 16.7 26.7 Health Care Facilities 10.4