| Target name | Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate |
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| Indicator name | The percentage of smokers aged 15 and over |
| Global / Proxy indicator | Proxy indicator |
| Description of indicator | This indicator gives the proportion of 15 years and over individuals who declares to use tobacco products daily or occasionally during the reference period of the survey. Tobacco products covers manufactured cigarettes, handrolled cigarettes, cigars, pipes, shishas, etc. Electronic cigarettes or similar electronic devices are excluded. |
| Unit | % |
| Available disaggregation | Sex, age group |
| Calculation | The percentage of smokers aged 15 and over = (The number of individuals aged 15 and over who reported using daily or occasional tobacco products in the reference period of the survey / Total number of individuals aged 15 and over surveyed) * 100 |
| Comparability | Comparable over time. Since it is a proxy indicator, it differs from global metadata in some way. |
| Revision | - |
| Other information | - |
| Data source | TurkStat, Turkey Health Survey |
| Data source link | https://data.tuik.gov.tr/Bulten/Index?p=Turkiye-Health-Survey-2022-49747 |
Turkey Health Survey
| Sample coverage |
The framework used in the sample study of the research is the "National Address Database (UAVT)", which forms the basis of the "Address Based Population Registration System (ADNKS)" completed in 2007. Geographical coverage: all settlements are located within the borders of the Republic of Türkiye. Time coverage: Data are available for the years 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019 and 2022. Households in all residental places inside borders of Republic of Türkiye were covered. Institutional population (soldiers, individuals living in dormitories, prisons, hospitals at the long-terms, homes for the elderly, etc.) are excluded. The survey is designed in order to produce estimators for only Türkiye. The stratified two-stage cluster sampling method was used as the sampling method. Rural-urban distinction has been used as an external stratification criterion. (Settlements with a population of 20 000 and less are considered as rural, and settlements with a population of 20 001 and above are considered as urban). The first stage sampling unit is randomly selected blocks by selection proportional to the size among clusters (blocks) containing an average of 100 household addresses; second stage of sampling unit is systematically selected at random from each cluster selected households total household address 11 170 from the selected block 1 117 is selected as a sample of Türkiye (10 households of each block). |
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| Sample size | 11 170 households |
| Interview method | Data are collected with face-to-face interview technique (Pen and Paper Interview-PAPI) with all individuals living in sample household addresses. For Turkey the first time in 2008 Health Survey conducted every two years until 2016, three years into a regular household as of 2019 is applied by face to face interviews. |
| Reference period for application of survey | Last 12 months for individuals over the age of 15 |
| Field survey time and duration | The research was carried out with field studies in April 2008, one month in May-June period in 2010 and 2012, 3 months in August-October period in 2014 and 2016 and 3 months in September-December in 2019 and 2022. |