Smoking Habits Survey, 1987

During the 1960's the question of influencing people's smoking habits was treated several times in the Norwegian Parliament. Important documents for the justification of a more restrictive policy with respect to the marketing of tobacco products "Påvirkning av røykeadferd", The Norwegian Cancer Society 1967, where the proposal to build an administration that would take care of the work on smoking and health was raised. Report to the Storting nr. 62, 1968-1969, that proposed a ban on cigarette advertising, and Recommandation of the Social Commitee nr. 143, 1969-1970. The National Council on Tobacco and Health was created in 1971, and the same year came "Innstilling til lov om restriktive tiltak ved omsetning av tobakksvarer" (The Tobacco Act), enacted as law nr. 14 og March 9th 1973 and implemented from July 1st 1975.

On behalf of the National Council on Tobacco and Health Statistics Norway has since 1973 conducted smoking habits surveys as an addition to the Labour Force Surveys every 4th quarter. In 1974 and in 1975 the Smoking habits survey was conducted each quarter of the year. The purpose was to obtain information on the status and changes in Norwegian smoking habits, mainly as research material for the National Council on Tobacco and Health. After 1992, questions on smoking habits have largely been asked in connection with Statistics Norway's Omnibus Surveys.

20世纪60年代，挪威议会曾多次就影响民众吸烟习惯的议题展开审议。为论证推行更严格的烟草制品营销管制政策提供核心依据的重要文件包括：1967年挪威癌症协会（Norwegian Cancer Society）发布的《影响吸烟行为》（Påvirkning av røykeadferd），该文件提出设立专门机构负责吸烟与健康相关工作的提案；1968-1969年度提交给挪威议会（Storting）的第62号报告，该报告提议禁止香烟广告；以及1969-1970年度社会委员会（Social Committee）发布的第143号建议书。1971年，挪威国家烟草与健康委员会（National Council on Tobacco and Health）正式成立；同年出台了《关于管制烟草制品销售的法律提案》（Innstilling til lov om restriktive tiltak ved omsetning av tobakksvarer，即《烟草法》（The Tobacco Act）），该法案于1973年3月9日以第14号法律正式颁布，并于1975年7月1日正式施行。

受挪威国家烟草与健康委员会委托，挪威统计局（Statistics Norway）自1973年起，每第四季度会在劳动力调查（Labour Force Surveys）的基础上增补开展吸烟习惯调查。1974年与1975年，吸烟习惯调查则于全年每季度各开展一次。此项调查的核心目标是获取挪威民众吸烟习惯的现状与变化数据，主要作为挪威国家烟草与健康委员会的研究支撑材料。1992年之后，吸烟习惯相关调研问题大多被纳入挪威统计局的多主题抽样调查（Omnibus Surveys）中进行。