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The population of smokers and alcohol drinkers in Quezon City 2022

Requested from PSA by J. Teng at 09:30 PM on Sep 01, 2023.
Purpose: School Requirement
Date of Coverage: 09/01/2023 - 09/01/2023
Tracking no: #PSA-320418327661

Teng 09:30 PM, Sep 01, 2023 

Hi! I would like to ask for data for QUEZON CITY as of 2023 regarding the following:

1. The total number and percentage of adult (18+) smokers
a. Every day smoker (An adult who has smoked at least 100 cigarettes in his or her lifetime, and who now smokes every day)
b. Former smoker (An adult who has smoked at least 100 cigarettes in his or her lifetime but who had quit smoking)
c. Someday smoker (An adult who has smoked at least 100 cigarettes in his or her lifetime, who smokes now, but does not smoke every day)

2. The total number and percentage of adult (18+) alcohol drinkers

Nisperos 01:24 PM, Oct 17, 2023 

October 17, 2023

Dear Jan Elize Teng,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Sep 01, 2023 09:30:57 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for The population of smokers and alcohol drinkers in Quezon City 2022.

Your FOI request is approved.

Our apologies for the delayed response. 

In reference to your data request, you may refer to our available data below: 

National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS): 3.7 Tobacco Use and 3.8 Alcohol Consumption: https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/national-demographic-health-survey
https://psa.gov.ph/publication/national-demographic-health-survey
https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=15634&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20Family%20Health%20Survey

Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2015: https://doh.gov.ph/sites/default/files/publications/2015GATSCountryReport_0.pdf

OpenSTAT:
3.a.s1 Prevalence of current tobacco use: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3I__G03/0213I3D3AS1.px/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=ecd481bf-0237-48d7-bbcd-5f8d15a70ba4

3.a.1 Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3I__G03/0203I3D03A1.px/?rxid=ecd481bf-0237-48d7-bbcd-5f8d15a70ba4

3.5.2 Harmful use of alcohol, defined according to the national context as alcohol per capita consumption (aged 15 years and older) within a calendar year in litres of pure alcohol: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__3I__G03/0113I3D0352.px/?rxid=ecd481bf-0237-48d7-bbcd-5f8d15a70ba4

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Respectfully,

Rene C. Mendoza
(Assistant National Statistician)
Officer-in-Charge
Information Technology and Dissemination Service

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