Determinants of Tobacco Consumption in Papua New Guinea : Challenges in Changing Behaviors

This paper analyzes smoking prevalence and smoking behaviors in Papua New Guinea. Using the 2009–10 Papua New Guinea Household Income and Expenditure Survey, the paper analyzes the determinants of tobacco use and tobacco choices in Papua New Guine...

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Main Authors:	Hou, Xiaohui, Xu, Xiaochen, Anderson, Ian
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	RISKS MALE SMOKERS PROMINENT TAX STAMPS SECOND HAND SMOKE TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASE PRICE INCREASES SMOKING PREVALENCE TOBACCO USE PERMANENT JOB LOSSES PUBLIC PLACES CIGARS PREVENTION NICOTINE HEALTH CARE TOBACCO PRICES HEALTH PRICE OF CIGARETTES CURRENT SMOKING PASSIVE TOBACCO SMOKE SMOKERS CESSATION INTERVENTIONS CIGARETTE TAX REVENUES TOBACCO COMPANIES TOBACCO PRODUCTION PUBLIC HEALTH HOSPITALIZATION TOBACCO SMOKE EXPOSURE SMOKING RATES BEHAVIOR DIABETES TOBACCO TAXES EXCISE DUTIES CURBING TOBACCO CONSUMPTION NON-PRICE MEASURES TOBACCO TAX INCREASES TRADE RESTRICTIONS INTERVENTION SMOKING SUPPLY-SIDE MEASURE REDUCING TOBACCO CONSUMPTION AGGRESSIVE CONSUMPTION CHOICES CIGARETTE CONSUMPTION COMPREHENSIVE TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES HAND-ROLLED CIGARETTES OBSERVATION MARKETING MANUFACTURED CIGARETTES CURRENT SMOKERS SMOKING TOBACCO SMOKING BEHAVIORS ANTI-SMOKING MESSAGES MARIJUANA GLOBAL TOBACCO USE TOBACCO CONTROLS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ADDICTIVE NATURE TOBACCO FARMING RESPIRATORY DISEASE TOBACCO LOCAL-LANGUAGE WARNINGS CIGARETTE TAX SMOKING PATTERNS ADVERTISING BANS LIFETIME HEALTHCARE COSTS TOBACCO ADVERTISING CIGARETTE TAXES OLDER PEOPLE ECONOMIC COSTS YOUNG ADULTS TOBACCO SUPPLY NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY SURVEILLANCE TOBACCO SMOKE HEALTH POLICY GLOBAL TOBACCO EPIDEMIC HEALTH EFFECTS TOBACCO CONTROL MEASURES HEALTH OUTCOMES TOBACCO CONTROL POLICIES SOCIETAL VALUES TOBACCO CONSUMPTION CROP SUBSTITUTION TOBACCO PRODUCTS NUTRITION TOBACCO SMOKING SMOKE EXPOSURE ADOLESCENTS CIGARETTE PACKS EX-SMOKERS TOBACCO FARMERS CIGARETTE WEIGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES PREGNANT WOMEN CHILDREN NICOTINE REPLACEMENT CURRENT SMOKING PATTERNS TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASES ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE LOW BIRTH WEIGHT TOBACCO ADDICTION ISOLATION ADDICTION TOBACCO CONTROL SMOKING IN PUBLIC HEART DISEASE NET JOB LOSSES HEALTH WARNINGS HAND SMOKE STRATEGY EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES TOBACCO EPIDEMIC TOBACCO USAGE COMPREHENSIVE TOBACCO CONTROL CIGARETTES TAX STAMPS IMPLEMENTATION TOBACCO TAX
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24612659/determinants-tobacco-consumption-papua-new-guinea-challenges-changing-behaviors http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22174

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Summary:	This paper analyzes smoking prevalence and smoking behaviors in Papua New Guinea. Using the 2009–10 Papua New Guinea Household Income and Expenditure Survey, the paper analyzes the determinants of tobacco use and tobacco choices in Papua New Guinea. The results show that adults (18 years and above) in the poorest quartile are more likely to smoke. Tobacco consumption imposes a large financial burden to poor households. Tobacco consumption accounts for about 23 percent of total household food expenditure for households in the poorest quartile, compared with 15 percent for the entire sample. However, most of these households consume non-processed tobacco. The study reveals the urgency to control tobacco consumption in Papua New Guinea and considers some practical challenges that the country may face.

Determinants of Tobacco Consumption in Papua New Guinea : Challenges in Changing Behaviors

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