Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS): Russian Federation. Country Report 2016

Overview

The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) is a nationally representative household survey of persons age 15 years or older, and is a global standard to systematically monitor tobacco use and track key tobacco control indicators. GATS was launched as part of the Global Tobacco Surveillance System and it was first implemented in the Russian Federation in 2009, and was repeated in 2016. The overall scope of the GATS is to systematically monitor adult tobacco use in a nationally representative sample of Russian Federation population and provide foundation for further adaptation and reinforcement of effective tobacco control measures. The current report presents the results of the GATS 2016 on key tobacco control indicators and gives a comparative analysis with the GATS 2009. Updated with corrigendum on 24-04-2020.