Nearly 59 percent of surveyed smokers in Tanzania thought cigarettes were expensive as of 2018. The high prices were pointed out by 68.4 percent of the smokers as preventing them to consume more tobacco. Moreover, roughly 50 percent admitted they would quit smoking if cigarette prices were to double. According to the survey, there were by the same period more than two million smokers in Tanzania.
Perceptions of cigarette prices among smokers in Tanzania as of 2018
* Among current manufactured cigarette smokers who indicated they thought cigarettes are expensive.
** Among current manufactured cigarette smokers who indicated they thought cigarettes are cheap.
** Analyzed from the following question: "If the price for your cigarettes were to double, would you continue to smoke as before, switch to cheaper products, start
smoking less, or quit smoking?".
According to the source, "the data was weighted to conform to the latest available population figures from the 2012 Population and Housing census projected for 2017. The 4,797 unweighted cases corresponded to approximately 29.6 million adults aged at least 15 years in the country".
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Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. (March 1, 2020). Perceptions of cigarette prices among smokers in Tanzania as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1183827/perceptions-of-cigarette-prices-in-tanzania/
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. "Perceptions of cigarette prices among smokers in Tanzania as of 2018." Chart. March 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1183827/perceptions-of-cigarette-prices-in-tanzania/
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. (2020). Perceptions of cigarette prices among smokers in Tanzania as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1183827/perceptions-of-cigarette-prices-in-tanzania/
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. "Perceptions of Cigarette Prices among Smokers in Tanzania as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1183827/perceptions-of-cigarette-prices-in-tanzania/
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