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Economic Analysis of Tobacco and Options for Tobacco Control : China Case Study

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dc.contributor.authorHu, Teh-Wei
dc.contributor.authorMao, Zhengzhong
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-29T17:35:26Z
dc.date.available2013-05-29T17:35:26Z
dc.date.issued2002-12
dc.description.abstractChina has a very high prevalence rate of cigarette smoking. According to a 1996 Chinese national survey, 63% of adult males (age 15 and over) and 3.8% of adult females were current smokers (Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, 1997). These prevalence rates indicate that there are over 320 million cigarette smokers in China, which accounts for nearly one-third of the smokers in the world (Collishaw, 1998). Moreover, it has been estimated that there are 460 million second hand smokers in China (Zhu, 1996). In other words, more than two-thirds of the Chinese population in the country face health hazards that can be attributed to smoking. Given the size of its smoking population, China consumes more cigarettes than any other country in the world. It also produces more cigarettes than any other country. In 1997, China produced 33.67 million cases or 84.18 billion packs (one case consists of 2,500 packs) of cigarettes and used 1.31 million hectares for tobacco production (China Statistics Bureau, 1998). It is well known in developed countries that cigarette smoking has major hazardous health consequences. In past decades, many developed countries have adopted various tobacco control policies to reduce cigarette consumption. As a result, per capita cigarette consumption in developed countries has been declining. On the other hand, among developing countries such as China, the negative health consequences of smoking are less well known. For instance, in the 1996 Chinese national survey, 61% of those questioned responded that cigarette consumption posed no harm to their health (Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, 1997). Many government officials in the Ministry of Health and public health professionals in China have recognized the importance of tobacco control, and have made a substantial effort to discourage cigarette consumption through a public health campaign. However, they have been unable to convince the State Development and Planning Commission and the Ministries of Finance, Economics and Trade and Agriculture to support tax increases as a means to control tobacco.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2448063/economic-analysis-tobacco-options-tobacco-control-china-case-study
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/13636
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13636
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHNP discussion paper;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectSMOKING PREVALENCE
dc.subjectHEALTH HAZARDS
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONTROL
dc.subjectCIGARETTE HABIT
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectTAX INCREASES
dc.subjectTOBACCO PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFARMERS INCOME
dc.subjectECONOMIC COSTS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL CROPS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectALCOHOL
dc.subjectCANCER
dc.subjectCANCERS
dc.subjectCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
dc.subjectCASH CROPS
dc.subjectCHRONIC ILLNESS
dc.subjectCIGARETTE SMOKING
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectFAO
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFERTILIZER
dc.subjectFRUIT TREES
dc.subjectGRAIN
dc.subjectGRAIN CROPS
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHYPERTENSION
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL HEALTH
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPRC
dc.subjectPREMATURE DEATH
dc.subjectPREVENTIVE MEDICINE
dc.subjectPRODUCE
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY DISEASES
dc.subjectSMOKERS
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectSMOKING PREVALENCE
dc.subjectSTREET VENDORS
dc.subjectSUNFLOWERS
dc.subjectTEA
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTOBACCO COMPANIES
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONTROL
dc.subjectTOBACCO INDUSTRY
dc.subjectTOBACCO TAXES
dc.titleEconomic Analysis of Tobacco and Options for Tobacco Control : China Case Studyen
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okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:27:56.270466Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2448063/economic-analysis-tobacco-options-tobacco-control-china-case-study
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid737001468018233099
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000090341_20030721095508
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2448063
okr.identifier.report25442
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryChina
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Health
okr.topicEarly Child and Children's Health
okr.topicAgriculture::Crops & Crop Management Systems
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Alcohol and Substance Abuse
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Policy
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