Samoa Food and Tobacco Tax Household Survey, 2020
Major risk factors for NCDs in Samoa include poor nutrition, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and physical inactivity. Addressing all of these risk behaviors requires multisectoral, multilevel action, including efforts to change the currentl...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099455008172237049/P1537780170a150ac0bbf60fb2a6bab6936 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37910 |
| Summary: | Major risk factors for NCDs in Samoa
include poor nutrition, smoking, excessive alcohol
consumption, and physical inactivity. Addressing all of
these risk behaviors requires multisectoral, multilevel
action, including efforts to change the currently unhealthy
food environment. The food environment in Samoa is
characterized by an excess of high fat, high salt, and
calorie dense imported foods. These foods are a more
affordable source of calories than fruits and vegetables,
which is particularly problematic in a setting with
widespread food insecurity (almost a quarter of households
in Samoa experience some degree of food insecurity). Systems
level approaches such as fiscal policy and legislative
efforts have greater potential than individual level
interventions to change the local food supply. This study
aims to provide baseline data on consumption of food
products subject to planned tax changes as well as to report
on current tobacco and alcohol consumption. The findings are
expected to serve as the basis for evaluation of the taxes
to be implemented, with a post-tax survey well positioned to
monitor the impact of taxes on consumer behavior, subject to
the government’s planned increase of excise taxes on
selected unhealthy products in the future. |
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