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
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
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spelling okr-10986-221742021-04-23T14:04:07Z Determinants of Tobacco Consumption in Papua New Guinea : Challenges in Changing Behaviors Hou, Xiaohui Xu, Xiaochen Anderson, Ian 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 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. 2015-07-16T15:21:26Z 2015-07-16T15:21:26Z 2015-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24612659/determinants-tobacco-consumption-papua-new-guinea-challenges-changing-behaviors http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22174 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7302 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper East Asia and Pacific Papua New Guinea
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
Hou, Xiaohui
Xu, Xiaochen
Anderson, Ian
Determinants of Tobacco Consumption in Papua New Guinea : Challenges in Changing Behaviors
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Papua New Guinea
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7302
description 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.
format Working Paper
author Hou, Xiaohui
Xu, Xiaochen
Anderson, Ian
author_facet Hou, Xiaohui
Xu, Xiaochen
Anderson, Ian
author_sort Hou, Xiaohui
title Determinants of Tobacco Consumption in Papua New Guinea : Challenges in Changing Behaviors
title_short Determinants of Tobacco Consumption in Papua New Guinea : Challenges in Changing Behaviors
title_full Determinants of Tobacco Consumption in Papua New Guinea : Challenges in Changing Behaviors
title_fullStr Determinants of Tobacco Consumption in Papua New Guinea : Challenges in Changing Behaviors
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of Tobacco Consumption in Papua New Guinea : Challenges in Changing Behaviors
title_sort determinants of tobacco consumption in papua new guinea : challenges in changing behaviors
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24612659/determinants-tobacco-consumption-papua-new-guinea-challenges-changing-behaviors
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