Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 2006: Cycle 2, Household File

The Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) was conducted by Statistics Canada from July to December 2006 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 dialing 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 July to December 2006. 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 semiannual 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, CTUMS）由加拿大统计局于2006年7月至12月实施，得到了加拿大卫生部的合作与支持。自20世纪60年代起，加拿大统计局便代表加拿大卫生部开展临时性烟草使用调查，相关调查以加拿大劳动力调查附加模块及随机数字拨号电话调查的形式进行。1994年2月，加拿大通过立法修正案，允许降低卷烟消费税。由于此次立法变更前缺乏即时的调查数据，加拿大卫生部及其他相关分析人员难以精准评估该项变更所产生的影响。鉴于加拿大卫生部需要能够监测立法变更与控烟政策对吸烟行为的影响，加拿大烟草使用监测调查（CTUMS）的设计初衷即为加拿大卫生部及其合作方、利益相关方提供关于烟草使用及相关议题的持续可靠数据。自1999年起，该调查每年发布两份数据文件：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，同时还会发布年度汇总报告。本数据集覆盖2006年7月至12月的调查数据。本次调查的核心目标是提供持续的吸烟流行率数据，以支撑吸烟流行率变化的监测工作。这一目标与加拿大全国人口健康调查（National Population Health Survey, NPHS）存在差异：后者通过纵向样本收集吸烟数据，用于分析发生吸烟行为改变的个体、推动行为改变的潜在因素，以及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，并在采集周期结束约一年后发布数据，因此无法满足加拿大卫生部对及时连续的数据覆盖、快速的数据交付，以及针对15至24岁高风险人群的足够细分数据的需求。加拿大烟草使用监测调查则支持加拿大卫生部按半年度与年度维度，针对15至19岁、20至24岁、25至34岁、35至44岁及45岁以上各年龄组，结合省份、性别与年龄组划分，分析吸烟流行率情况。本数据的后续采集将视资金到位情况持续开展。