GATS India was conducted in 2009–2010 as a household survey of persons age 15 and above. A nationally representative probability sample was used to provide national and regional (North, West, East, South, Central and North-East) estimates by residence (urban and rural) and gender and state estimates by gender. The survey was designed to produce internationally comparable data on tobacco use and other tobacco control indicators using a standardized questionnaire, sample design, data collection and
management procedures. GATS India was the first nationwide survey in which electronic handheld devices were used for data collection and management. A total of 69,296 interviews were completed among which 33,767 and 35,529 were of males and females respectively. Out of all completed interviews, 41,825 interviews were conducted in rural areas and 27,471 interviews in urban areas. The overall response rate was 91.8 percent which ranged from the highest of 99.2 percent in Tamil Nadu to the lowest
of 80.1 in Arunachal Pradesh.
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