Study on Poverty Alleviation and Tobacco Control in Myanmar
This paper looks at tobacco consumption among low-income groups and assesses the level of tobacco-related expenditure among households using tobacco and the opportunity cost of their tobacco expenditure. A survey among tobacco users from low-income...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6362046/study-poverty-alleviation-tobacco-control-myanmar http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13757 |
| Summary: | This paper looks at tobacco consumption
among low-income groups and assesses the level of
tobacco-related expenditure among households using tobacco
and the opportunity cost of their tobacco expenditure. A
survey among tobacco users from low-income groups was
conducted to collect data for the analysis. The survey found
that households consuming tobacco were spending many times
more on tobacco than on health, education and necessities
such as clothing and shelter. Tobacco expenditure as a
percentage of income was highest among the lowest income
groups. The price elasticity estimation results showed a
clear negative relationship between prices of tobacco
products and their consumption confirming that an increase
in prices would efficiently reduce tobacco use. |
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