Nurhasana Renny, Ratih Suci Puspita, Dartanto Teguh, Moeis Faizal Rahmanto, Hartono Risky Kusuma, Satrya Aryana, Thabrany Hasbullah
Urban Studies Program, School of Strategic and Global Studies Universitas Indonesia, Central Jakarta, Indonesia
Center for Social Security Studies, School of Strategic and Global Studies Universitas Indonesia, Central Jakarta, Indonesia.
Tob Control. 2022 May;31(3):483-486. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055554. Epub 2020 Dec 18.
The current tobacco control policies in Indonesia are known to be ineffective in reducing tobacco consumption. Therefore, increasing cigarette prices is one of the effective instruments that should be supported by governments and society. This study aims to assess public support for cigarette price increases as well as to generate scientific evidence for the government and policymakers.
This cross-sectional survey obtained data through telephone interviews with 1000 respondents aged ≥18 years old in Indonesia. The interviews started from 1 May 2018 to 31 May 2018.
Respondents were varied in terms of age, gender, level of education, income, occupation, area of living and smoking status. This study found that 87.9% of the respondents including 80% of smokers support cigarette price increase to prevent children from buying cigarettes. Approximately 74.0% of smokers said they would stop smoking if cigarette prices were Rp70 000 (US$5) per package. The multivariate analysis revealed that age, income, money spent on cigarettes per day and the perception of current cigarette prices are the factors influencing support for higher cigarette prices.
The increase in cigarette prices is supported by society at large, including active smokers. The government must consistently adjust cigarette prices through an excise taxing and cigarette retail price mechanism. Governments, academicians, non-governmental organisations and tobacco control activists should generate a unified understanding that increasing cigarette prices will improve overall life quality.
众所周知，印度尼西亚目前的烟草控制政策在减少烟草消费方面效果不佳。因此，提高卷烟价格是政府和社会应予以支持的有效手段之一。本研究旨在评估公众对提高卷烟价格的支持程度，并为政府和政策制定者提供科学依据。
这项横断面调查通过对印度尼西亚1000名年龄≥18岁的受访者进行电话访谈来获取数据。访谈于2018年5月1日开始，至2018年5月31日结束。
受访者在年龄、性别、教育程度、收入、职业、居住地区和吸烟状况等方面各不相同。本研究发现，87.9%的受访者（包括80%的吸烟者）支持提高卷烟价格以防止儿童购买香烟。约74.0%的吸烟者表示，如果每包卷烟价格达到70000印尼盾（5美元），他们将戒烟。多变量分析显示，年龄、收入、每天在香烟上的花费以及对当前卷烟价格的认知是影响对提高卷烟价格支持度的因素。
提高卷烟价格得到了包括吸烟者在内的广大社会的支持。政府必须通过消费税征税和卷烟零售价格机制持续调整卷烟价格。政府、学者、非政府组织和烟草控制活动家应形成统一认识，即提高卷烟价格将改善整体生活质量。
