A nationally representative household survey was conducted on 10,150 individuals of the age of 15 and above.  Conducted between the month of May 1 up to 31 2016, the survey used a simple random sampling to get participants from households. The broader objective of the survey was to produce reliable information on the level of tobacco use, tobacco cessation, exposure to second-hand smoke, economics, media, knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions among adults. During the study, a standardized questionnaire, and electronic handheld devices were used to collect and analyze the data.

The finding of this survey showed the following.

1. Five percent of adults use tobacco products, and the consumption was found to be greater in men living in urban areas. Besides, 3.7% of adults smoke tobacco, and an overall 3.2% of adults smoke tobacco on a daily basis. Among these, 46.9% smoked their first tobacco within 30 minutes of morning wake up.  Among all adults, 2.7% smoke manufactured cigarettes, and 2.2% of adults smoke cigarettes daily. On average, smokers of daily manufactured cigarettes smoke 10.3 cigarettes per day. Overall, 1.7% of adults were current smokeless tobacco users, current daily smokeless tobacco use was 1.5% and occasional smokeless tobacco use was 0.2%.
2. Forty-two percent of current smokers made attempts to quit during the past 12 months. Among tobacco smokers who made attempts to quit in the past 12 months, 75.9% tried to do so without any assistance. Fifty-six percent of tobacco users were asked by HCP in the past 12 months, and 53.0% were advised to quit. Overall 45.2% of current smokers were planning to quit or were thinking about quitting, and 12.9% stated they were ready to quit smoking within the next month.
3. Among adults who worked indoors or both indoors and outdoors, 29.3% were exposed to secondhand smoke in their workplace in the past 30 days, and 12.6% of adults were exposed to secondhand smoke at home whereas 9.9% were among non-smokers.
4.  Among adults who visited public places in the past 30 days, the levels of exposure to secondhand smoke were: 60.4% in bars and nightclubs, 31.1% in restaurants 19.7% in government buildings, and 11.4% in public transportation, and 7.0% in healthcare facilities.
5. The top manufactured cigarette brand purchased by current cigarette smokers was Nyala (87.2%). The average cost of 2000 manufactured cigarettes (100 packs) as a percentage per GDP, in 2016 was 11.3%. Overall, 25.0% of adults (highest among non-smokers) noticed anti-cigarette smoking information in any location, among current tobacco smokers, 41.8% noticed health warnings on cigarette packages; 23.3% thought about quitting because of the warning labels on packages, and 4.5% of adults noticed any cigarette advertising, promotion or sponsorship in the past 30 days. Eighty-eight percent, 81.8%, 69.5%, 39.8%, 37.9%, 34%, and 32.6% of respondents believed that smoking causes serious illnesses: lung cancer, heart attack, stroke, bone loss, bladder cancer, and premature birth. Four percent of adults also have ever heard of electronic cigarettes, and 0.2% had ever used electronic cigarettes.

• Ethiopia
• adults
• global adult tobacco survey
• tobacco
• cigarette
• media

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The  2016 Ethiopian GATS dataset is produced by a household survey conducted among nationally selected 10,150 individual representatives. The dataset used the time interval between the month of May 1 to May 31, 2016.  In that regard, the dataset captured information on the usage of tobacco among adults and key tobacco control indicators in Ethiopia. The specific areas assessed in the dataset were: the prevalence of tobacco use among adults, frequency of smoking, attempts to quit smoking,  the level of second-hand smoke in the workplace and home, public places exposed to second-hand smoke, smoking cessation, the economics of tobacco smoking (brand mostly purchased, expenditure to the cigarette in relation to GDP), media in relation with tobacco use (includes anti-cigarette smoking information, warnings on cigarette packages, cigarette advertising, promotion or sponsorship notices), knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions. Generally, this household survey is expected to give an insight into adult tobacco use and key tobacco control indicators in Ethiopia.

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