DDI_LAO_2016_GYTS_v01_M Mengmeng Ji Melanie Cowan Development Economics Data Group 2019-05-20 NADA Identical to a metadata (LAO_2016_GYTS_v01) published on WHO NCD microdata repository (http://extranet.who.int/ncdsmicrodata/index.php/catalog). Some of the metadata fields have been edited. 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boy or a girl? 6528 22 1 male 2 female Sysmiss In what grade are you In what grade/form are you? 6423 127 1 Secondary school grade 2 2 Secondary school grade 3 3 Secondary school grade 4 4 Secondary school grade 5 Sysmiss Personal spend per week During an average week, how much money do you have that you can spend on yourself, however you want? 6509 41 1 I usually don't have any spending money 2 Less than 50,000 Kip 3 51,000 -100,000 Kip 4 101,000 -200,000 Kip 5 201,000 -300,000 Kip 6 301,000 -400,000 Kip 7 More than 400,000 Kip Sysmiss Tried smoking Have you ever tried or experimented with cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs? 6232 318 1 Yes 2 No Sysmiss Age first cigarette How old were you when you first tried a cigarette? 6243 307 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 2 7 years old or younger 3 8 or 9 years old 4 10 or 11 years old 5 12 or 13 years old 6 14 or 15 years old 7 16 years old or older Sysmiss Smoked past 30 days During the past 30 days (one month), on how many days did you smoke cigarettes? 6251 299 1 0 days 2 1 or 2 days 3 3 to 5 days 4 6 to 9 days 5 10 to 19 days 6 20 to 29 days 7 All 30 days Sysmiss Cigarettes per day How many cigarettes did you usually smoke in the past month during one day? 6308 242 1 I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days (one month) 2 Less than 1 cigarette per day 3 1 cigarette per day 4 2 to 5 cigarettes per day 5 6 to 10 cigarettes per day 6 11 to 20 cigarettes per day 7 More than 20 cigarettes per day Sysmiss Tried other tobacco Have you ever tried or experimented with any form of smoked tobacco products other than cigarettes ,such as pipe, water pipe, cigars, etc.? 6335 215 1 yes 2 no Sysmiss Used other tobacco past month During the past 30 days, did you use any form of smoked tobacco products other than cigarettes (such as cigars, cigarillos, pipe, waterpipes/hookah/shisha/narguileh)? 6376 174 1 yes 2 no Sysmiss Hand-rolled cigarettes past month During the past 30 days, how often did you smoke hand-rolled cigarettes? 6522 28 1 I did not smoke hand-rolled cigarettes during the past 30 days 2 Less than once a week 3 At least once a week but not every day 4 Every day Sysmiss Manufactured cigarettes past month During the past 30 days, how often did you smoke manufactured cigarettes? 6509 41 1 I did not smoke manufactured cigarettes during the past 30 days 2 Less than once a week 3 At least once a week but not every day 4 Every day Sysmiss Cigar past month During the past 30 days, how often did you smoke cigars/mini cigars/cigarillos? 6535 15 1 I did not smoke cigars/mini cigars/cigarillos during the past 30 days 2 Less than once a week 3 At least once a week but not every day 4 Every day Sysmiss Smoke tobacco in a pipe During the past 30 days, how often did you smoke tobacco in a pipe? 6528 22 1 I did not smoke tobacco in a pipe during the past 30 days 2 Less than once a week 3 At least once a week but not every day 4 Every day Sysmiss Smoking first thing morning Do you ever have a cigarette or feel like having a cigarette first thing in the morning? 6522 28 1 I don't smoke tobacco 2 No, when I get up in the morning I don't smoke cigarette as the first and I do not have such a desire 3 Yes, I sometimes as the first in the morning smoke a cigarette or have such a desire. 4 Yes, as the first in the morning I always smoke a cigarette and have always such desire. Sysmiss How soon feel strong desire How soon after you smoke tobacco do you start to feel a strong desire to smoke again that is hard to ignore? 6534 16 1 I don't smoke tobacco 2 I never feel a strong desire to smoke again after smoking tobacco 3 Within 60 minutes 4 1 to 2 hours 5 More than 2 hours to 4 hours 6 More than 4 hours but less than one full day 7 1 to 3 days 8 4 days or more Sysmiss Tried smokeless tobacco Have you ever tried or experimented with any form of smokeless tobacco products (such as chewing tobacco)? 6371 179 1 Yes 2 No Sysmiss Smokeless tobacco past month During the past 30 days, did you use any form of smokeless tobacco products ,such as snuff, hewing tobacco, dipping tobacco, etc.? 6339 211 1 Yes 2 No Sysmiss Want to stop smoking now Do you want to stop smoking now? 6530 20 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 2 I do not smoke now 3 Yes 4 No Sysmiss Tried stop smoking last year During the past 12 months, did you ever try to stop smoking? 6528 22 1 I have never smoked 2 I did not smoke during the past 12 months 3 Yes 4 No Sysmiss Stop smoking if wanted to Do you think you would be able to stop smoking if you wanted to? 6510 40 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 2 I don't smoke now 3 Yes 4 No Sysmiss Received help/advice stop smoking Have you ever received help or advice to help you stop smoking? (SELECT ONLY ONE RESPONSE) 6527 23 1 I have never smoked cigarettes 2 Yes, from a program or professional 3 Yes, from a friend 4 Yes, from a family member 5 Yes, from both programs or professionals and from friends or family members 6 No Sysmiss Days people smoke in your home During the past 7 days, on how many days has anyone smoked inside your home, in your presence? 6438 112 1 2 1-2 3 3-4 4 5-6 5 7 Sysmiss Days people smoked enclosed public During the past 7 days, on how many days has anyone smoked in your presence, inside any enclosed public place, other than your home (such as school, shops, cafes, restaurants, shopping malls, etc.)? 6445 105 1 2 1-2 3 3-4 4 5-6 5 7 Sysmiss Days people smoked open public During the past 7 days, on how many days has anyone smoked in your presence, at any outdoor public place (such as playgrounds, sidewalks, entrances to buildings, parks, swimming pools, etc)? 6489 61 1 2 1 to 2 3 3 to 4 4 5 to 6 5 7 Sysmiss People smoke in school During the past 30 days, did you see anyone smoke inside the school building or outside on school property? 6492 58 1 yes 2 no Sysmiss Think other people smoking harmful Do you think that smoke of cigarettes which others are smoking is hazardous for you? 6452 98 1 Definitely not 2 Probably not 3 Probably yes 4 Definitely yes Sysmiss Banning smoking inside enclosed public Are you in favor of banning smoking inside enclosed public places (such as schools, shops, cafes, restaurants, shopping malls, etc.)? 6508 42 1 yes 2 no Sysmiss Banning smoking public places Are you in favor of banning smoking at outdoor public places ,such as a park, a beach, playgrounds, building entrances, public transport stops, walking down the street, etc.? 6515 35 1 Yes 2 No Sysmiss Obtain cigarettes last time The last time you smoked cigarettes during the past 30 days, how did you get them? 6520 30 1 I did not smoke any cigarettes during the past 30 days 2 I bought them in a store or shop 3 I bought them from a street vendor 4 I bought them at a kiosk 5 I bought them from a vending machine 6 I got them from someone else 7 I got them some other way Sysmiss Refuse to sell due to age During the past month, when you entered a shop to buy tobacco products, did the salesman refuse to sell them to you because of your age? 6522 28 1 During the past month, I did not try to buy tobacco products from a shop. 2 Yes, someone refused to sell me cigarettes because of my age 3 No, my age did not keep me from buying cigarettes Sysmiss Bought cigarettes last time The last time you bought cigarettes during the past 30 days, how did you buy them? 6519 31 1 I did not buy cigarettes during the past 30 days 2 I bought them in a pack 3 I bought individual sticks (singles_ 4 I bought them in a carton 5 I bought them in rolls 6 I bought tobacco and rolled my own Sysmiss Pat pack of 20 cigarettes On average, how much do you think a pack of 20 cigarettes costs? 6505 45 1 Less than 6,000 Kip per pack 2 6,000 -8,999 Kip per pack 3 9,000 -11,999 Kip per pack 4 12,000 -15,999 Kip per pack 5 16,000 -18,999 Kip per pack 6 19,000 -21,999 Kip per pack 7 More than 22,000 Kip per pack 8 I don't know Sysmiss Cigarettes brands During the past 30 days, what brand of cigarettes did you usually smoke? (select only one response) 6536 14 1 I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days 2 No usual brand 3 Red A soft pack 4 Red A hard pack 5 Hong-hua 6 Mentol Red A 7 555 8 Other Sysmiss Purchase cigarettes near school Can you purchase cigarettes near your school? 6519 31 1 yes 2 no 3 do not know Sysmiss Anti-tobacco media messages During the past 30 days, did you see or hear any anti-tobacco media messages on television, radio, internet, billboards, posters, newspapers, magazines, or movies? 6475 75 1 yes 2 no Sysmiss Anti-tobacco messages events During the past 30 days, did you see or hear any anti-tobacco messages at sports events, fairs, concerts, or community events, or social gatherings? 6517 33 1 I did not go to sports events, fairs, concerts, or community events, or social gatherings in the past 30 days 2 yes 3 no Sysmiss Health warnings on cigarette packages During the past 30 days, did you see any health warnings on cigarette packages? 6511 39 1 Yes, but I didn't think much of them 2 Yes, and they led me to think about quitting smoking or not starting smoking 3 No Sysmiss Taught dangers of tobacco During the past 12 months, were you taught in any of your classes about the dangers of tobacco use? 6517 33 1 yes 2 no 3 do not know Sysmiss See people using tobacco TV During the past 30 days, did you see any people using tobacco when you watched TV, videos, or movies? 6524 26 1 I did not watch TV, videos, or movies in the past 30 days 2 Yes 3 No Sysmiss See tobacco advertisements During the past 30 days, did you see any advertisements or promotions for tobacco products at points of sale (such as stores, street vendors, shops, etc.)? 6509 41 1 I did not visit any points of sale in the past 30 days 2 Yes 3 No Sysmiss Tobacco brand on TV During the past 30 days, did you see any tobacco product brand names when you watched sports events or any other programs on TV? 6469 81 1 I did not watch TV in the past 30 days 2 Yes 3 No Sysmiss Cigarettes ads boards During the past 30 days, did you see any advertisements for tobacco products on billboards? 6524 26 1 I did not see any billboards in the past 30 days 2 YES 3 NO Sysmiss Cigarettes ads event During the past 30 days, did you see any advertisements or promotions for tobacco products at sports events, fairs, concerts, or community events? 6498 52 1 2 3 Sysmiss Cigarettes ads internet During the past 30 days, did you see any advertisements for tobacco products on the Internet? 6501 49 1 I did not use the Internet in the past 30 days 2 Yes 3 No Sysmiss Wear/use tobacco name Would you ever use or wear something that has a tobacco company or tobacco product name or picture on it such as a lighter, t-shirt, hat, or sunglasses? 6523 27 1 yes 2 maybe 3 no Sysmiss Tobacco brand logo Do you have something (for example, t-shirt, pen, backpack) with a tobacco product brand logo on it? 6409 141 1 yes 2 no Sysmiss Offered you a free tobacco Has a person working for a tobacco company ever offered you a free tobacco product? 6416 134 1 yes 2 no Sysmiss Best friends offered tobacco If one of your best friends offered you a tobacco product, would you use it? 6532 18 1 Definitely not 2 Probably not 3 Probably yes 4 Definitely yes Sysmiss Use tobacco next 12 months At anytime during the next 12 months do you think you will use any form of tobacco? 6533 17 1 Definitely not 2 Probably not 3 Probably yes 4 Definitely yes Sysmiss Difficult to quit smoking Once someone has started smoking tobacco, do you think it would be difficult for them to quit? 6493 57 1 Definitely not 2 Probably not 3 Probably yes 4 Definitely yes Sysmiss Smoking helps feel comfortable socially Does cigarette smoking help people to feel more comfortable or more uncomfortable at celebrations, parties or other social gatherings? 6501 49 1 More comfortable 2 Less comfortable 3 No difference from non-smokers Sysmiss Agree or disagree with the following Do you agree or disagree with the following: "I think I might enjoy smoking a cigarette." 6476 74 1 I currently smoke cigarettes 2 Strongly agree 3 Agree 4 Disagree 5 Strongly disagree Sysmiss Smoking people have more friends Do you think young people who smoke tobacco have more or less friends? 6440 110 1 More friends 2 Less friends 3 No difference from non-smokers Sysmiss Smoking people more attractive 6488 62 1 More attractive 2 Less attractive 3 No difference from non-smokers Sysmiss Smoking help lose/gain weight During the past 30 days, did you smoke tobacco to help you lose weight or keep from gaining weight? 6464 86 1 I did not smoke tobacco in the past 30 days 2 yes 3 no Sysmiss Smoking tobacco is harmful Do you think smoking tobacco is harmful to your health? 6430 120 1 Definitely not 2 Probably not 3 Probably yes 4 Definitely yes Sysmiss Teachers smoking in school building During school hours, how often do you see teachers smoking in the school building? 6509 41 1 About every day 2 Sometimes 3 Never 4 Don't know Sysmiss Teachers smoking outdoor During school hours, how often do you see teachers smoking outdoors on school premises? 6512 38 1 About every day 2 Sometimes 3 Never 4 Don't know Sysmiss Tobacco companies try to get youth Do you believe that tobacco companies try to get young people under age 18 to use tobacco products? 6416 134 1 yes 2 no Sysmiss Heard of electronic cigarettes Before today, had you ever heard of electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes? 6489 61 1 yes 2 no Sysmiss Tried electronic cigarettes Have you ever tried or experimented with electronic cigarettes, even one or two puffs? 6472 78 1 yes 2 no Sysmiss Electronic cigarettes past month During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use electronic cigarettes? 6519 31 1 0 days 2 1 or 2 days 3 3 to 5 days 4 6 to 9 days 5 10 to 19 days 6 20 to 29 days 7 All 30 days Sysmiss Ever tried shisha Have you ever tried or experimented with shisha smoking, even one or two puffs? 6488 62 1 yes 2 no Sysmiss Age first smoke shisha How old were you when you first tried smoking shisha? 6519 31 1 I have never tried smoking shisha 2 7 years old or younger 3 8 or 9 years old 4 10 or 11 years old 5 12 or 13 years old 6 14 or 15 years old 7 16 years old or older Sysmiss Smoke water pipe past month During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke water pipe? 6517 33 1 2 1-2 3 3-5 4 6-9 5 10-19 6 20-29 7 all 30 days Sysmiss Shisha smoking session per day Please think about the days you smoked shisha during the past 30 days. How many shisha smoking sessions did you usually participate in per day? 6530 20 1 I did not smoke shisha during the past 30 days 2 1 session per day 3 2 sessions per day 4 3 sessions per day 5 4 or more sessions per day Sysmiss Think other people's shisha smoking is harmful Do you think the smoke from other people's shisha smoking is harmful to you? 6473 77 1 Definitely not 2 Probably not 3 Probably yes 4 Definitely yes Sysmiss Where smoke shisha The last time you smoked shisha during the past 30 days, where did you smoke it? (select only one response) 6484 66 1 I did not smoke shisha during the past 30 days 2 At home 3 At a coffee shop 4 At a restaurant 5 At a bar or club 6 Other Sysmiss Refuse serve shisha due to age During the past 30 days, did anyone refuse to serve you shisha because of your age? 6513 37 1 I did not try to get shisha served to me during the past 30 days 2 Yes, someone refused to serve me shisha because of my age 3 No, my age did not keep me from being served shisha Sysmiss Offer free shisha If one of your best friends offered you shisha, would you smoke it? 6518 32 1 Definitely not 2 Probably not 3 Probably yes 4 Definitely yes Sysmiss Age first smokeless tobacco How old were you when you first tried using smokeless tobacco? 6487 63 1 I have never tried using smokeless tobacco 2 7 years old or younger 3 8 or 9 years old 4 10 or 11 years old 5 12 or 13 years old 6 14 or 15 years old 7 16 years old or older Sysmiss Days use smokeless tobacco past month During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use smokeless tobacco? 6525 25 1 0 days 2 1 or 2 days 3 3 to 5 days 4 6 to 9 days 5 10 to 19 days 6 20 to 29 days 7 All 30 days Sysmiss Cigarettes per day Please think about the days you used chewing tobacco during the past 30 days. How many times did you usually use chewing tobacco per day? 6519 31 1 I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days (one month) 2 Less than 1 cigarette per day 3 1 cigarette per day 4 2 to 5 cigarettes per day 5 6 to 10 cigarettes per day 6 11 to 20 cigarettes per day 7 More than 20 cigarettes per day Sysmiss How soon feel strong desire How soon after you use smokeless tobacco do you start to feel a strong desire to use it again that is hard to ignore? 6491 59 1 I don't use smokeless tobacco 2 I never feel a strong desire to use it again after using smokeless tobacco 3 Within 60 minutes 4 1 to 2 hours 5 More than 2 hours to 4 hours 6 More than 4 hours but less than one full day 7 1 to 3 days 8 4 days or more Sysmiss Stop using smokeless tobacco now Do you want to stop using smokeless tobacco now? 6515 35 1 I have never used smokeless tobacco 2 I don't use smokeless tobacco now 3 Yes 4 No Sysmiss Obtain chewing tobacco past month The last time you used chewing tobacco during the past 30 days, how did you get it? (select only one response) 6499 51 1 I did not use chewing tobacco during the past 30 days 2 I bought it in a store or shop 3 I bought it from a street vendor 4 I bought it at a kiosk 5 I bought it from a vending machine 6 I got it from someone else 7 I got it some other way Sysmiss Best friend offer chewing tobacco If one of your best friends offered you chewing tobacco, would you use it? 6488 62 1 Definitely not 2 Probably not 3 Probably yes 4 Definitely yes Sysmiss Ban selling tobacco Do you think Lao PDR should be a country to have a tobacco free generation where selling tobacco to any person born in or after the year 2000 would be banned? 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