SESRIC organised a technical mission on 'Integration of Tobacco Questions for Surveys (TQS): Module 1- Survey Design and Methodology' on 13-15 April 2015 in Baku with the participation of seven officials from Household Budget Survey and LSMS Department of State Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Republic of Azerbaijan under the scope of the project initiated by SESRIC on the Integration of TQS into ongoing national surveys in Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States. The technical mission was facilitated by Mr. Mehmet Günal, Expert at Health Statistics Department of Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat).

The technical mission focused on the following items:

• Global Adult Tobacco Survey Applications General Information (2008, 2012)
• Global Adult Tobacco Survey Applications 2012 Questionnaire
• Turkish Health Survey Applications General Information (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
• Turkish Health Survey Questionnaire 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 – Tobacco Module
• Comparison: Global Adult Tobacco Survey, Turkish Health Survey (2008, 2010, 2012)

For more information on the TQS Integration Project, please visit: http://www.oicstatcom.org/tqs.php

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