Table 1

Characteristics of the survey participants

Gender

  • Female: 14 participants (61%)

  • Male: 9 participants (39%)

Role(s)

  • Advocate: 9 participants (39%)

  • Researcher: 7 participants (30%)

  • Advocate and researcher: 4 participants (17%)

  • Civil servant: 1 participant (4%)

  • Advocate, researcher and civil servant: 1 participant (4%)

  • Researcher and journalist: 1 participant (4%)

Experience in tobacco control

  • Less than 10 years: 14 participants (60%)

  • Less than 2 years: 5 participants (21%)

  • More than 10 years: 9 participants (40%)

  • More than 20 years: 4 participants (17%)

Region of activity

  • South-East Asian Region (SEAR): 8 participants (34%) (active in seven countries)

  • African Region (AFR): 5 participants (21%) (active in four countries)

  • Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR): 4 participants (17%) (active in three countries)

  • European Region (EUR): 3 participants (13%) (active in two countries)

  • Americas Region (AMR): 3 participants (13%) (active in two countries)

  • Western Pacific Region (WPR): no participants