Smokers' strategies to reduce tobacco spending: self-reported use and differences across subgroups. Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Netherlands Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The cost of tobacco is one of the most reported reasons for smoking cessation. Rather than quitting, smokers can use also strategies to reduce tobacco expenditure while continuing smoking, such as smoking less or using price-minimising strategies. The Netherlands announced to increase the price of a pack cigarettes from seven (2018) to ten euros (2023), to reduce tobacco prevalence and consumption. This study explores the self-reported strategies to reduce tobacco spending among Dutch smokers, and whether this differed per age, income, and education. Additionally, we analysed among quitters in these subgroups whether price played a role in their decision to quit.

Methods

Cross-sectional survey data from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Netherlands Wave 2 (S

SUBMITTER: Geboers C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10119824 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature