DDI_ITA_2022_GYTS_v01_M Melanie Cowan Development Economics Data Group 2025-01-08 NADA Identical to a metadata (ITA_2022_GYTS_v01) published on WHO NCD microdata repository (http://extranet.who.int/ncdsmicrodata/index.php/catalog). Some of the metadata fields have been edited. Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2022 GYTS 2022 ITA_2022_GYTS_v01_M National Institute of Health Ministries of Health and Education MetadataEditor World Health Organization US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention NCD Surveillance, Monitoring and Reporting Team Other Household Survey [hh/oth] Public-use dataset adolescents noncommunicable diseases risk factors health surveys tobacco Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) Italy National Sample survey data [ssd] self-administered ITA2022_GYTS National public-use dataset 2334 86 finalwgt 1 Custom age How old are you? 1 11 years old or younger 2 12 years old 3 13 years old 4 14 years old 5 15 years old 6 16 years old 7 17 years old or older Sysmiss Sex Are you a boy or a girl? 1 male 2 female Sysmiss Grade 1 Grade 3, Middle school 2 Grade 1, High school 3 Grade 2, High school Sysmiss Weekly spending money 1 I usually don't have any spending money 2 Less than 10 Euro 3 10 Euro to 20 Euro 4 21 Euro to 30 Euro 5 More than 30 Euro Sysmiss Mother's education 1 Elementary or middle school diploma 2 High school diploma 3 Bachelor's degree 4 Don't know Sysmiss Father's education 1 Elementary or middle school diploma 2 High school diploma 3 Bachelor's degree 4 Don't know Sysmiss Tried smoking Have you ever tried or experimented with cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs? 1 Yes 2 No Sysmiss Age first cigarette How old were you when you first tried a cigarette? 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? 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? 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 Hand-rolled cigs smoked in past 30 days of all cigs smoked 1 I have never smoked a cigarette 2 None 3 Some 4 More than half 5 All or nearly all Sysmiss Tried other tobacco Have you ever tried or experimented with any form of smoked tobacco products other than cigarettes (such as cigars, cigarillos, pipe, waterpipes /hookah /shisha/ narguileh)? 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)? 1 yes 2 no Sysmiss Smoking first thing morning Do you ever have a cigarette or feel like having a cigarette first thing in the morning? 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? 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, sniffing, placing the product between the teeth and gum, or application to the skin)? 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.? 1 Yes 2 No Sysmiss Tried e-cigs 1 Yes 2 No Sysmiss Electronic cigarettes past month During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use electronic cigarettes? 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 Predominant user of e-cigs in past 30 days 1 No, I have not used an electronic cigarette in the past 30 days 2 Yes, with nicotine in crystals or salts 3 Yes, with liquid nicotine 4 Yes, without nicotine 5 Yes, both without and with nicotine 6 Yes, but I don't know if with or without nicotine Sysmiss Flavourings of e-cigs used 1 I have never used electronic cigarettes 2 Tobacco flavors 3 Sweet and creamy flavors 4 Fruity flavors 5 Drink and beverage flavors 6 Fresh and mentholated flavors 7 I don't know Sysmiss Using e-cigs now vs before pandemic 1 I never used e-cigarettes 2 I do not use e-cigarettes now 3 More than before 4 About the same as before 5 Less than before Sysmiss Tried heated tobacco products (HTP) 1 Yes 2 No Sysmiss Days used heated tobacco prodcuts in past 30 days 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 Using tobacco, cigarettes or heated tobacco products now vs before pandemic 1 I never smoked tobacco, smoked cigarettes, or used Heated Tobacco Products 2 I do not smoke tobacco, smoke cigarettes, or use Heated Tobacco Products now 3 More than before 4 About the same as before 5 Less than before Sysmiss Want to stop smoking now Do you want to stop smoking now? 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? 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? 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) 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 Think about quitting e-cigarettes 1 I think it is useful 2 I think it is useless 3 I don't know Sysmiss Think about quitting heated tobacco products 1 I think it is useful 2 I think it is useless 3 I don't know Sysmiss Days people smoked in your presence in your home During the past 7 days, on how many days has anyone smoked inside your home, in your presence? 1 0 days 2 1-2 days 3 3-4 days 4 5-6 days 5 7 days Sysmiss Someone smoked in your presence in a private car in past 7 days 1 Yes 2 No Sysmiss Days people smoked in your presence in enclosed public spaces 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.)? 1 0 days 2 1-2 days 3 3-4 days 4 5-6 days 5 7 days 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)? 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? 1 yes 2 no Sysmiss See teachers, students or other people smoking in school 1 About every day 2 Sometimes 3 Never 4 Don't know Sysmiss See teachers, students or other people smoking outside school 1 About every day 2 Sometimes 3 Never 4 Don't know Sysmiss Think other people smoking is harmful Do you think that smoke of cigarettes which others are smoking is hazardous for you? 1 Definitely not 2 Probably not 3 Probably yes 4 Definitely yes Sysmiss Think emissions from e-cigs and heated tobacco products are harmful 1 Definitely not 2 Probably not 3 Probably yes 4 Definitely yes 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.? 1 Yes 2 No Sysmiss How obtained cigarettes last time in past 30 days 1 I did not smoke any cigarettes during the past 30 days 2 I bought them in a bar or tobacconist or street vendor 3 I bought them from a vending machine 4 I gave someone else money to buy them for me 5 A relative/friend offered me cigarettes 6 I got them from someone else 7 I got them some other way Sysmiss Unable to buy cigarettes because of age in past 30 days 1 I did not try to buy cigarettes or tobacco during the past 30 days 2 Yes, someone refused to sell me cigarettes or tobacco because of my age 3 No, my age did not keep me from buying cigarettes or tobacco Sysmiss Ever bought smuggled cigarettes 1 Yes 2 No Sysmiss How bought cigarettes last time in past 30 days 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 tobacco and rolled my own Sysmiss How much is pack of 20 cigarettes 1 Less than 4 euros 2 4 - 5 euros 3 5.01 - 6 euros 4 Over 6 euros 5 I do not know Sysmiss How obtained e-cigarettes last time in past 30 days 1 I did not use any e-cigarettes during the past 30 days 2 I bought them in an authorized seller (bar, tobacconist, specialized shop, pharmacy, newsstand) 3 I bought them on the internet 4 I gave someone else money to buy them for me 5 A relative/friend offered me e-cigarettes 6 I got them from someone else 7 I got them some other way Sysmiss Unable to buy e-cigarettes because of age in past 30 days 1 I did not buy e-cigarettes or refills during the past 30 days 2 Yes 3 No Sysmiss How obtained heated tobacco products last time in past 30 days 1 I did not use any Heated Tobacco Products (HTP) during the past 30 days 2 I bought them in a bar or tobacconist 3 I bought them from a vending machine 4 I gave someone else money to buy them for me 5 A relative/friend offered me HTP 6 I got them from someone else 7 I got them some other way Sysmiss Unable to buy heated tobacco products because of age in past 30 days 1 I did not buy Heated Tobacco Products (HTP) during the past 30 days 2 Yes 3 No 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? 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? 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? 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 Noticed help line on cigarette packages during past 30 days 1 Yes, but I didn't call it 2 Yes, and I called it 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? 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? 1 I did not watch TV, videos, or movies in the past 30 days 2 Yes 3 No Sysmiss Saw celebrities smoking in videos on web or social networks in past 30 days 1 I did not watch videos and see photos on the web or on social networks in the past 30 days 2 Yes 3 No Sysmiss Saw cigarettes brand names when watching sports or other programs on TV in past 30 days 1 I did not watch TV in the past 30 days; correct translation in Italian version 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 grocery stores, shops, kiosks, etc.)? 1 I did not visit any points of sale in the past 30 days 2 Yes 3 No Sysmiss Saw ads for heated tobacco products or e-cigarettes in past 30 days 1 yes 2 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? 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? 1 yes 2 no Sysmiss Been offered free tobacco by tobacco company rep Has a person working for a tobacco company ever offered you a free tobacco product? 1 yes 2 no Sysmiss Would smoke cigarette if offered by best friend 1 Definitely not 2 Probably not 3 Probably yes 4 Definitely yes Sysmiss Would smoke e-cigarette if offered by best friend 1 Definitely not 2 Probably not 3 Probably yes 4 Definitely yes Sysmiss Would smoke heated tobacco product if offered by best friend 1 Definitely not 2 Probably not 3 Probably yes 4 Definitely yes Sysmiss Will smoke cigarette in next 12 months 1 Definitely not 2 Probably not 3 Probably yes 4 Definitely yes Sysmiss Will use e-cigarette in next 12 months 1 Definitely not 2 Probably not 3 Probably yes 4 Definitely yes Sysmiss Will use heated tobacco product in next 12 months 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? 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? 1 More comfortable 2 Less comfortable 3 No difference from non-smokers Sysmiss Agree or disagree with statement - I think I might enjoy smoking a cigarette 1 Strongly agree 2 Agree 3 Disagree 4 Strongly disagree Sysmiss Parents smoke 1 None 2 Both 3 Father only (or male legal tutor) 4 Mother only (or female legal tutor) 5 Don't know Sysmiss Close friends smoke 1 None of them 2 Some of them 3 Most of them 4 All of them Sysmiss Think young people who smoke have more friends 1 More friends 2 Less friends 3 No difference from non-smokers Sysmiss Smoking people more attractive Do you think smoking tobacco makes young people look more or less attractive? 1 More attractive 2 Less attractive 3 No difference from non-smokers Sysmiss Think smoking is harmful to health Do you think smoking tobacco is harmful to your health? 1 Definitely not 2 Probably not 3 Probably yes 4 Definitely yes Sysmiss Think using e-cigarettes is harmful to health 1 Definitely not 2 Probably not 3 Probably yes 4 Definitely yes Sysmiss Think using heated tobacco products is harmful to health 1 Definitely not 2 Probably not 3 Probably yes 4 Definitely yes Sysmiss Family member has spoken about harmful effects of cigarettes or HTPs or nicotine-based products 1 Yes 2 No Sysmiss Dentist has spoken about harmful effects of cigarettes or HTPs or nicotine-based products 1 Yes 2 No 3 I don't know/I don't remember Sysmiss Discussed in class why people your age smoke (in past 12 months) 1 Yes 2 No 3 I don't know/I don't remember Sysmiss How many students in class smoke cigarettes 1 Most of them 2 About half of them 3 Some of them 4 None of them Sysmiss stratum 202201001 202202001 psu 1