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. 2024 Sep 18;16(9):e69657. doi: 10.7759/cureus.69657

Table 1. Overall changes in adult smoking patterns and monthly expenditures on cigarettes in Turkey.

GATS: Global Adult Tobacco Survey

Source: Global Tobacco Surveillance System Data (GTSSData) [21]

Indicator GATS 1 (2008) GATS2 (2012) GATS 3 (2016)
Current smoking 30.1% 26.9% 31.6%
Daily smoking 27.4% 23.8% 29.5%
Quit attempt 46.9% 46% 24.6%
Future quit 53% 55.2% 32.8%
Average monthly expenses on cigarettes (Turkish currency) 86.5 146.1 264.4