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To outline the design features, data collection methods, and analytic strategies of the International Tobacco Control Four Country Survey.

June 1, 2006Tobacco ControlOpen Access

Methods of the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey

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MTMary E. ThompsonUniversity of Waterloo GFGeoffrey T. FongRutgers, The State University of New Jersey DHDavid HammondUniversity of Waterloo

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Longitudinal survey demonstrates quasi-experimental policy evaluation methods in international tobacco users, suggesting stronger causal evidence for national cessation programs.

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To outline the design features, data collection methods, and analytic strategies of the International Tobacco Control Four Country Survey.
Prospective longitudinal cohort design enrolling more than 2,000 respondents per country across four nations with annual replenishment cohorts.
Quasi-experimental framework utilizing countries without new tobacco regulations as controls against countries implementing new interventions.
Application of theory-driven conceptual models to differentiate longitudinal within-person changes from baseline cohort effects.
Quasi-experimental multi-country designs generate substantially stronger causal evidence for evaluating national tobacco control policies than traditional observational studies.
Longitudinal tracking successfully distinguishes true behavioral changes over time from cross-sectional age and cohort disparities.
Multi-wave cohort surveillance establishes a comprehensive analytic platform to assess smoker behavior and the natural history of smoking cessation.

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Thompson et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0ff2b790ecb39bf65fbaac https://doi.org/10.1136/tc.2005.013870

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Longitudinal survey demonstrates quasi-experimental policy evaluation methods in international tobacco users, suggesting stronger causal evidence for national cessation programs.

Methods of the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey

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