Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, 2005: Cycle 2, Person File

<p>The Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS) was conducted by Statistics Canada from July to December 2005 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.</p> <p>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 2005.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>

加拿大烟草使用监测调查（Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey, CTUMS）由加拿大统计局（Statistics Canada）于2005年7月至12月开展，获得了加拿大卫生部（Health Canada）的合作与支持。自20世纪60年代起，加拿大统计局便受加拿大卫生部委托，临时开展吸烟相关调查，此类调查以加拿大劳动力调查（Canadian Labour Force Survey）附加模块或随机数字拨号电话调查（random digit dialing telephone survey）的形式实施。1994年2月，加拿大通过立法修正案，允许降低卷烟税。由于此次立法变更前的即时调查数据缺失，加拿大卫生部及其他相关分析师难以精准衡量该变更带来的影响。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）的设计初衷便是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集：一份为2月至6月收集的数据文件，另一份为7月至12月的数据文件，此外还会发布年度汇总报告。本数据集涵盖2005年7月至12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情况。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，旨在衡量哪些个体正在改变吸烟行为、促成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。由于加拿大全国人口健康调查每两年开展一次，且会在数据收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数据覆盖的时效性、快速发布需求，也无法为15至24岁的高风险人群提供足够详细的统计信息。
加拿大烟草使用监测调查可支持加拿大卫生部按省份、性别、年龄组（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流行率。后续数据收集将视资金到位情况持续开展。