Socio-Economic Status Differences in Changing Affordability of Tobacco Products from 2011-2012 to 2018-2019 in India.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We studied the change in affordability of tobacco products, an important determinant of tobacco use, across the different socio-economic status (SES) in India.

Aims and methods

We calculated affordability in the form of relative income price (RIP-cost of tobacco products relative to income) for the years 2011-2012 and 2018-2019 using three different denominators, that is per capita gross domestic product (GDP) and net state domestic product at national and state levels, respectively; monthly per capita consumer expenditure (MPCE); and individual wages. We investigated RIP for cigarettes, bidis, and smokeless tobacco (SLT) across different SES groups (caste groups, type of employment, and education).

Results

RIP increased marginally for cigarettes, bidis a

SUBMITTER: Sharma N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10032189 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature