Research Monitoring Department, Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Fahad Medical City, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
East Mediterr Health J. 2020 Dec 9;26(12):1518-1524. doi: 10.26719/emhj.20.066.
Saudi Arabia doubled its tobacco tax in June 2017.
To examine the association between an increase in tobacco prices and consumption behaviour among current male smokers in Riyadh.
We conducted a community-based study using a self-administered questionnaire distributed to current male smokers aged 15+ years in Riyadh in 2018. The survey included questions on sociodemographic characteristics, tobacco consumption and self-reported chronic health conditions.
A total of 1481 participants were included in the final data analysis. After the tobacco tax was doubled, 25.6% of the participants reduced their cigarette consumption and 1.0% quit smoking. The average daily cigarette consumption after enforcing the tobacco tax [19.77, standard deviation (SD) 10.7], was statistically significantly lower than before taxation (21.19, SD 10.8) (P < 0.0001). The calculated price elasticity of demand was -0.20 (inelastic). Employment status (P = 0.002) and per capita gross domestic product purchasing power parity (P = 0.001) were the only statistically significant factors associated with the change in smoking habits.
Increasing tobacco prices reduced tobacco consumption by 26.6% among Saudi Arabian male smokers.
2017 年 6 月，沙特阿拉伯将烟草税提高了一倍。
研究烟草价格上涨对利雅得当前男性吸烟者消费行为的影响。
我们在 2018 年对利雅得 15 岁以上的当前男性吸烟者进行了一项基于社区的研究，采用自我管理的问卷调查。该调查包括社会人口特征、烟草消费和自我报告的慢性健康状况等问题。
共有 1481 名参与者被纳入最终数据分析。在烟草税提高两倍后，25.6%的参与者减少了香烟消费，1.0%的人戒烟。实施烟草税后，平均每日香烟消费量[19.77，标准差（SD）10.7]明显低于征税前（21.19，SD 10.8）（P < 0.0001）。需求价格弹性的计算结果为-0.20（无弹性）。就业状况（P = 0.002）和人均国内生产总值购买力平价（P = 0.001）是与吸烟习惯变化唯一具有统计学意义的相关因素。
提高烟草价格使沙特阿拉伯男性吸烟者的烟草消费减少了 26.6%。
