Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 2009: Cycle 2, Person File

The Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) was conducted by Statistics Canada with the cooperation and support of Health Canada. Statistics Canada has conducted smoking surveys on an ad hoc basis on behalf of Health Canada since the 1960s. These surveys have been done as supplements to the Canadian Labour Force Survey and as random digit dialling telephone surveys. In February 1994, a change in legislation was passed which allowed a reduction in cigarette taxes. Since there was no survey data from immediately before this legislative change, it was difficult for Health Canada or other interested analysts to measure exactly the impact of the change. As Health Canada wants to be able to monitor the consequences of legislative changes and anti-smoking policies on smoking behaviour, the Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) was designed to provide Health Canada and its partners/stakeholders with continual and reliable data on tobacco use and related issues. Since 1999, two CTUMS files have been released every year: a file with data collected from February to June and a file with the July to December data. Additionally, there is also a yearly summary. The present file covers the period from February to June 2009. The primary objective of the survey is to provide a continuous supply of smoking prevalence data against which changes in prevalence can be monitored. This objective differs from that of the National Population Health Survey (NPHS) which collects smoking data from a longitudinal sample to measure which individuals are changing their smoking behaviour, the possible factors which contribute to change, and the possible risk factors related to starting smoking and smoking duration. Because the NPHS collects data every two years and releases the data about a year after completing the collection cycle, it does not meet Health Canada's need for continuous coverage in time, rapid delivery of data, or sufficient detail of the most at-risk populations, namely 15 to 24 year olds. The Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey allows Health Canada to look at smoking prevalence by province-sex-age group, for age groups 15 to 19, 20 to 24, 25 to 34, 35 to 44 and 45 and over, on a semi-annual and annual basis. Data will continue to be collected on an on-going basis depending on availability of funds.

加拿大烟草使用监测调查（Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey，以下简称CTUMS）由加拿大统计局（Statistics Canada）在加拿大卫生部（Health Canada）的合作与支持下组织实施。自20世纪60年代起，加拿大统计局便受加拿大卫生部委托，以临时专项的形式开展吸烟相关调查，调查载体包括加拿大劳动力调查补充模块与随机数字拨号电话调查。
1994年2月，加拿大通过立法修正案下调卷烟消费税。由于彼时缺乏该政策变更前后的即时调查数据，加拿大卫生部及其他相关分析人员难以精准评估此次调整的影响。鉴于加拿大卫生部需要持续监测立法变更与控烟政策对吸烟行为的影响，CTUMS的设计初衷便是为加拿大卫生部及其合作方、利益相关方提供烟草使用及相关议题的持续可靠数据。
自1999年起，CTUMS每年发布两份数据集：一份涵盖2月至6月的采集数据，另一份涵盖7月至12月的采集数据，同时同步发布年度汇总报告。本次提供的数据集覆盖2009年2月至6月的调查数据。
本调查的核心目标是提供持续的吸烟率数据，以便监测吸烟率的变化动态。这一目标与全国人口健康调查（National Population Health Survey，以下简称NPHS）存在显著差异：NPHS通过纵向样本采集吸烟相关数据，旨在识别发生吸烟行为改变的人群、分析影响行为改变的潜在因素，以及探究与吸烟起始和吸烟时长相关的潜在风险因素。由于NPHS每两年开展一次数据采集，并在完成一个采集周期后约一年才发布数据，因此无法满足加拿大卫生部的三项核心需求：及时的持续性数据覆盖、快速的数据交付，以及针对最高危人群（即15至24岁群体）的足够细分统计信息。
CTUMS则可支持加拿大卫生部按省份、性别、年龄组（细分为15-19岁、20-24岁、25-34岁、35-44岁及45岁以上），以半年度和年度为周期统计吸烟率。后续将根据资金到位情况持续开展数据采集工作。