Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 2008: Cycle 1, Household File

The Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) was conducted by Statistics Canada from February to June 2008 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 2008. 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, CTUMS）由加拿大统计局于2008年2月至6月实施，获得了加拿大卫生部的协作与支持。自1960年代起，加拿大统计局便受加拿大卫生部委托，以临时非定期的方式开展吸烟相关调查，相关调查以加拿大劳动力调查补充模块及随机数字拨号电话调查两种形式开展。1994年2月，加拿大通过一项立法修正案，允许下调卷烟消费税。由于彼时缺乏该立法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量化此次调整的影响。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）被设计为向加拿大卫生部及其合作方/利益相关方提供持续且可靠的烟草使用及相关议题数据的专项调查。自1999年起，该调查每年发布两份数据文件：一份收录2月至6月的采集数据，另一份收录7月至12月的采集数据，同时还会发布年度汇总数据集。本数据集涵盖2008年2月至6月的调查内容。本调查的核心目标是提供持续的吸烟流行率数据，以便监测流行率的变化趋势。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：后者通过纵向样本采集吸烟数据，旨在测算发生吸烟行为改变的个体、推动行为改变的潜在影响因素，以及与初次吸烟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的持续性数据覆盖、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统计维度的需求。加拿大烟草使用监测调查（CTUMS）可支持加拿大卫生部按省份、性别、年龄组（15-19岁、20-24岁、25-34岁、35-44岁及45岁以上）以半年度及年度为周期分析吸烟流行率。本数据集的后续采集工作将视资金保障情况持续推进。