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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Survey Methods of the 2018 International Tobacco Control (ITC) Japan Survey.

Mary E Thompson, Christian Boudreau, Anne C K Quah, Janine Ouimet, Grace Li, Mi Yan, Yumiko Mochizuki, Itsuro Yoshimi, Geoffrey T Fong

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Mary E ThompsonDepartment of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
Christian BoudreauDepartment of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
Anne C K QuahDepartment of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
Janine OuimetDepartment of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
Grace LiDepartment of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
Mi YanDepartment of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
Yumiko MochizukiDivision of Tobacco Policy Research, National Cancer Center Japan, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan.
Itsuro YoshimiJapan Cancer Society, 13th Floor, Yurakucho Center Bldg. 2-5-1, Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006, Japan.
Geoffrey T FongDepartment of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
University of Waterloo · CAJapan Cancer Society · JPNational Cancer Centre Japan · JPOntario Institute for Cancer Research · CA

Funding

CIHR FDN-148477
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper describes the methods of the Wave 1 (2018) International Tobacco Control (ITC) Japan Survey. The respondents were adults aged 20 years and older in one of four user groups: (1) cigarette-only smokers who smoked at least monthly and used heated tobacco products (HTPs) not at all or less than weekly, (2) HTP-only users who used HTPs at least weekly and smoked cigarettes not at all or less than monthly, (3) cigarette-HTP dual users who smoked at least monthly and used HTPs at least weekly, and (4) non-users who had never smoked or who smoked less than monthly and used HTPs less than weekly. Eligible respondents were recruited by a commercial survey firm from its online panel. Respondents were allocated proportionally to sample strata based on demographic, geographic, and user type specifications benchmarked to a national reference. Survey weights, accounting for smoking/HTP use status, sex, age, education, and geography, were calibrated to benchmarks from a nationally representative survey in Japan. Response rate was 45.1% and cooperation rate was 96.3%. The total sample size was 4615 (3288 cigarette smokers, 164 exclusive HTP users, 549 cigarette-HTP dual users, and 614 non-users). The 2018 ITC Japan Survey sampling design and survey data collection methods will allow analyses to examine prospectively the use of cigarettes and HTPs in Japan and factors associated with the use of both products and of transitions between them.

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Tobacco ProductsHumansJapanSmokersSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adultcooperation rateJapanresponse ratesurvey weightstobacco control policy

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PMID32290304
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