Cancer Institute Tobacco Tracking Survey (CITTS)

 

The Cancer Institute Tobacco Tracking Survey (CITTS) has been undertaken since 2005 to evaluate the effectiveness of various anti-tobacco campaigns and to monitor smoking and quitting-related cognitions and behaviours among people who smoke or have recently quit in NSW.

Data coverage

The CITTS is a cross-sectional continuous tracking survey of adult who smoke or have recently quit (quit in the last 12 months) that is conducted for up to 50 weeks a year. Currently, 40 people who smoke or have recently quit are recruited using a listed mobile sampling frame are interviewed each week throughout the year.

Data sources

The data collection for CITTS is performed by a contracted market research agency on behalf of the Cancer Institute NSW.

Data availability

The CITTS data is accessible via four modularised data files upon request:

1. Demographics – excludes postcode, Aboriginality, specific language spoken at home and sexual orientation.
2. Campaign Recall (unprompted awareness).
3. Campaign Recognition and Diagnostics.
4. Smoking and Quitting.

The CITTS modules will be available after the conclusion of each quarter:

• Quarter 1: Mid-October
• Quarter 2: Mid-January
• Quarter 3: Mid- April
• Quarter 4: Mid-July
• Request data (.docx)
• Data access policy (.docx)

Data elements

Data dictionaries for each of the four modularised data files are available upon request.

Data quality

Refer to the CITTS Data Quality Statement (.docx)

Data custodian

Data Governance Manager
Cancer Institute NSW

All questions relating to this dataset should be directed to:

Email: CINSW-ScreeningAndPreventionData@health.nsw.gov.au