Positive Effects of the National Cigarette Price Increase Policy on Smoking Cessation in South Korea
Background In January 2015, South Korea's government raised the cigarette tax, and the retail price of cigarettes abruptly increased by 80% compared to the previous year. This research aimed to determine the effect of this increase on smoking cessation among South Korean smokers. Method...
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| author | Do Sun Kwon, M.D. Tae Hee Kim, M.D. Min Kwang Byun, M.D., Ph.D. Hyung Jung Kim, M.D., Ph.D. Korean Smoking Cessation Study Group |
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In January 2015, South Korea's government raised the cigarette tax, and the retail price of cigarettes abruptly increased by 80% compared to the previous year. This research aimed to determine the effect of this increase on smoking cessation among South Korean smokers.
Methods
We analyzed data collected by the 2013–2015 South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of 15,203 South Koreans over 19 years old using regression analysis. We examined the recent non-smoking period of nonsmoking people, prepared according to the survey, and analyzed the recent smoking cessation ratio.
Results
Among smokers, from 2013 to 2014, the smoking cessation rate was 7.2%, and it increased to 9.9% in 2015 after the increase in the cigarette tax. In 2015, the recent smoking cessation rate was higher among people over the age of 60 (odds ratio [OR], 2.67) compared to those between the ages of 40 and 49. The recent smoking cessation rate was higher among people with below elementary education (OR, 2.28) and above university education (OR, 1.94) compared to high school, higher for those with apartments (OR, 1.74) compared to general type residences, and higher among those with a household income in the low-middle quartile (Q2) (OR, 2.32) compared to the highest quartile (Q4).
Conclusion
This innovative policy including increase in cigarette prices affected smoking cessation, and its impact varied by sub-group of smokers in South Korea. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-334af67fb4eb4524a446bd66076fc7192022-12-22T01:56:57ZengThe Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory DiseasesTuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases1738-35362005-61842020-01-018317180Positive Effects of the National Cigarette Price Increase Policy on Smoking Cessation in South KoreaDo Sun Kwon, M.D.0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0165-7261Tae Hee Kim, M.D.1Min Kwang Byun, M.D., Ph.D.2Hyung Jung Kim, M.D., Ph.D.3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1862-1003Korean Smoking Cessation Study Group Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea.Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea.Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea.Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea.Background In January 2015, South Korea's government raised the cigarette tax, and the retail price of cigarettes abruptly increased by 80% compared to the previous year. This research aimed to determine the effect of this increase on smoking cessation among South Korean smokers. Methods We analyzed data collected by the 2013–2015 South Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of 15,203 South Koreans over 19 years old using regression analysis. We examined the recent non-smoking period of nonsmoking people, prepared according to the survey, and analyzed the recent smoking cessation ratio. Results Among smokers, from 2013 to 2014, the smoking cessation rate was 7.2%, and it increased to 9.9% in 2015 after the increase in the cigarette tax. In 2015, the recent smoking cessation rate was higher among people over the age of 60 (odds ratio [OR], 2.67) compared to those between the ages of 40 and 49. The recent smoking cessation rate was higher among people with below elementary education (OR, 2.28) and above university education (OR, 1.94) compared to high school, higher for those with apartments (OR, 1.74) compared to general type residences, and higher among those with a household income in the low-middle quartile (Q2) (OR, 2.32) compared to the highest quartile (Q4). Conclusion This innovative policy including increase in cigarette prices affected smoking cessation, and its impact varied by sub-group of smokers in South Korea.https://e-trd.org/search.php?where=aview&id=10.4046/trd.2019.0011&code=0003TRD&vmode=FULLcigarette pricesouth koreasmokingpolicy |
| spellingShingle | Do Sun Kwon, M.D. Tae Hee Kim, M.D. Min Kwang Byun, M.D., Ph.D. Hyung Jung Kim, M.D., Ph.D. Korean Smoking Cessation Study Group Positive Effects of the National Cigarette Price Increase Policy on Smoking Cessation in South Korea Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases cigarette price south korea smoking policy |
| title | Positive Effects of the National Cigarette Price Increase Policy on Smoking Cessation in South Korea |
| title_full | Positive Effects of the National Cigarette Price Increase Policy on Smoking Cessation in South Korea |
| title_fullStr | Positive Effects of the National Cigarette Price Increase Policy on Smoking Cessation in South Korea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Positive Effects of the National Cigarette Price Increase Policy on Smoking Cessation in South Korea |
| title_short | Positive Effects of the National Cigarette Price Increase Policy on Smoking Cessation in South Korea |
| title_sort | positive effects of the national cigarette price increase policy on smoking cessation in south korea |
| topic | cigarette price south korea smoking policy |
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