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Surveys
Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS)
CTUMS is conducted twice a year across the 10 provinces among Canadians aged 15 and older. The objective is to provide consistent, continual data enabling Canadian researchers and decision-makers to track the dynamic nature of tobacco prevalence and use patterns, particularly among youth and young adults.
The survey is funded by Health Canada, a partner of the Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative.
Contacts
Anne Zaborski, Health Canada, (613) 954-0152, anne_zaborski@hc-sc.gc.ca
Monitoring the Future (MTF) / Youth Education and Society Surveys (YES)
The University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research has conducted the MTF survey since 1975. This survey is designed to note national trends in smoking, drinking and illicit drug use among American youth. This is an ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values regarding adolescent drug use and abuse. Since 1998, the parallel YES school administrator project to track and identify school policies and programs potentially related to youth tobacco, alcohol and illegal drug use.
They survey work is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (MTF) and The Robert Woood Johnson Foundation (YES).
Contacts
Debra Grossman, MA, National Institute on Drug Abuse, (301) 443-0107, dg79a@nih.gov
Lloyd Johnston, PhD, University of Michigan, (734) 763-5043, lloydj@umich.edu
C. Tracy Orleans, PhD, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, (609) 627-5962, cto@rwjf.org
National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey
This two-year longitudinal telephone survey queried smokers aged 16 to 24 years at baseline about their smoking cessation activity. Findings provide national estimates of quitting activity, help elucidate factors associated with the natural history of quitting among adolescents and young adults, and clarify preferences for different types of assisted quitting interventions among this age group. The survey began in July 2003 and findings were released in July 2006. You can find the press release announcing the survey results in the 'Publications & Presentations' section of this web site.
The survey was funded by The Robert Johnson Foundation with co-funding by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute.
Contacts
Dianne C. Barker, M.H.S., Barker Bi-Coastal Health Consultants, (818) 876-0689, dcbarker@earthlink.net
Gary Giovino, PhD, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, (716) 845-4402, gary.giovino@roswellpark.org
C. Tracy Orleans, PhD, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, (609) 627-5962, cto@rwjf.org
National Youth Tobacco Survey
This school-based survey in grades six through 12, initially funded by the American Legacy Foundation, collects cross-sectional information on youth and tobacco use such as prevalence by age and ethnicity to build the evidence and better understand the problem of youth tobacco use. The survey includes a battery of addiction variables to determine the extent of nicotine addiction among youth. The survey also collects information on youth exposures to pro and anti tobacco influences. The survey was conducted in 1999, 2000 and 2002 and will continue in future years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began funding the survey in 2003.
Contacts
Alan Bloch, MD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (770) 488-5738, abloch@cdc.gov
Amber Thornton, MPH, CHES, American Legacy Foundation, (202) 454-5591, athornton@americanlegacy.org
School Health Index
A new version of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s School Health Index that addresses school policies and programs related to promoting tobacco-free lifestyles was released in 2002. New items focus on tobacco-use prevention, enforcement of tobacco-free school policies, cessation services, and prohibition of tobacco advertising in schools. This self-assessment and planning tool enables schools to identify the strengths and weaknesses of their health promotion policies and programs, develop an action plan for improving student health, and involve teachers, parents, students, and the community in improving school policies and programs.
Contacts
Samantha Harrykissoon, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (770) 488-6128, zcy8@cdc.gov
School Smoking Profile (SSP)
SSP is a low-cost survey that generates community level profiles of youth smoking attitudes and behaviors, including quit attempts and preferences toward cessation aids. The SSP-generated reports can also be used to evaluate school and community level interventions, and the interaction of these with macro level interventions, informing evidence-based decision-making in schools and communities. The SSP has been administered in 325 schools in nine provinces in Canada, to more than 120,000 students, since 2000.
Contacts
Mari Alice Jolin, (519) 888-4567, Ext. 6552, majolin@healthy.uwaterloo.ca
Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS)
YTS is a middle and high school-based survey funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that provides states with data necessary to support the design, implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive tobacco control program. The survey also provides data regarding youth tobacco use, exposure to secondhand smoke, smoking cessation, school curriculum, knowledge and attitudes about tobacco, and familiarity with pro-tobacco and anti-tobacco media messages. As of Fall 2002, the survey has been conducted in 46 states.
Contacts
Heather Ryan, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (770) 488-5572, hryan@cdc.gov
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