Summary:
Mr.
Sundararaman pointed out that Cigarette and betel quid with tobacco were the two most commonly used tobacco products. more-inThe prevalence of tobacco use among adults in the Union Territory of Puducherry has come down to 11.2% in 2016-17 from 15.1% in 2009-10, according to the Global Audit Tobacco Survey (GATS). Cigarettes and betelAbout 14.7% of men, 0.1% of women and 7.2% of all adults currently smoke tobacco while 4.5% of men, 4.9% of women and 11.2% of all adults either smoke tobacco or chew smokeless tobacco. Mr.
Raman pointed out that the number of current tobacco users at 19.7% was significantly higher in the rural areas when compared with the urban areas. The GATS 2 survey also revealed that the number of current tobacco users (69.2%) who wanted to quit and those chewing tobacco (57.8%) was slightly higher than those who attempted in 2009-10..