Demographic and Health Surveys Methodology - Measure DHS

WOMEN’S USE OF SMOKING TOBACCOStatistics:A. Percentage of women who use tobacco.B. Percent distribution of women who smoke cigarettes, by number of cigarettes in preceding24 hours.DefinitionA. Coverage:1. Population bases:a) All interviewed women.b) Women who smoke cigarettes.2. Time periods:B. Numerators:a) Time of survey.b) Twenty-four hours preceding survey.1. Number of women who use tobacco: cigarettes, pipe, and other tobacco.2. Number of women distributed by number of cigarettes smoked in preceding 24 hours.C. Denominators:Calculation1. Number of interviewed women.2. Number of women who smoke cigarettes.For percentages and distribution, 100 times the quotient of the numerators divided by the denominator.Handling of Missing ValuesExcluded from numerators of percentages.Included in distribution as a separate category. Excluded from denominator (assumes does not smokecigarettes).Notes and ConsiderationsFrequency of use of tobacco other than cigarettes is not usually collected.Guide to DHS Statistics 120 Updated September 2006