Publication: Russia (Moscow) 1999 Global Youth Tobacco Survey : Economic Aspects
Date
2004-09
ISSN
Published
2004-09
Author(s)
Ross, Hana
Abstract
The Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS),
supported by the US Centers for Disease Prevention and
Control and the World Health Organization, was carried out
in Moscow in 1999. Russia was one of the first of many
countries to implement this standardized school-based survey
of teenage smoking behavior, attitudes and knowledge. This
report presents background information on smoking and
tobacco control policies in Russia. It presents simple
descriptive statistics of the GYTS survey data, focusing
especially on the relationship between smoking behavior,
cigarette prices, and other factors that can be affected by
policies intended to reduce smoking, to reduce associated
disease and premature deaths. Multiple regressions explore
the factors that affect the decision to smoke, and the
number of cigarettes that current smokers report smoking
each month. The estimates suggest that higher prices are
associated with lower smoking prevalence and fewer
cigarettes smoked each month. Other factors with a
statistically significant effect (increasing smoking) are:
age, being male, owning cigarette promotional items and
having been offered free cigarettes by cigarette company
representatives. Seeing counter-advertising was also
statistically significant and associated with less smoking.
Citation
“Ross, Hana. 2004. Russia (Moscow) 1999 Global Youth Tobacco Survey : Economic Aspects. HNP discussion paper;. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/f73e41ed-bdba-530b-940d-d2443263c5c1 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”