The GATS questionnaire is comprised of a household questionnaire (HQ), to be completed by one adult residing in each selected household. The purpose of the HQ is to determine if the selected household meets GATS eligibility requirements and to make a roster of all eligible members of the household. Once one individual is selected at random from the roster, this person will then be asked to complete the individual questionnaire (IQ). The IQ asks questions about background characteristics; tobacco smoking; smokeless tobacco; cessation; secondhand smoke; economics; media; and knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions about tobacco.

The question-by-question specifications provides question-by-question instructions to the field interviewers for administering the core GATS household and individual questionnaires using the handheld computer. The manual provides specific details for all of the core household and individual survey questions including purpose, instructions, and routing information. Note that GATS countries should modify this manual to match their country-adapted questionnaires.

Click on the links below to download the GATS questionnaire and question-by-question specifications.