Chinese smokers' behavioral response toward cigarette price: individual and regional correlates.

Autor: Yang T; Center for Tobacco Control Research, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058 China., Peng S; Center for Tobacco Control Research, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058 China., Yu L; Center for Tobacco Control Research, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058 China., Jiang S; Center for Tobacco Control Research, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058 China., Stroub WB; Health Services Administration Program, University of Evansville, Evansville, IN 47722 USA., Cottrell RR; Public Health Studies Program, School of Health and Applied Human Sciences, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC 28403 USA., Rockett IR; Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, and Injury Control Research Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-9190 USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Tobacco induced diseases [Tob Induc Dis] 2016 Apr 05; Vol. 14, pp. 13. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Apr 05 (Print Publication: 2016).
DOI: 10.1186/s12971-016-0078-7
Abstrakt: Background: Many studies have explored smokers' behavioral response to cigarette prices at the individual level, but none have factored in regional variation and determinants. This study addresses these research gaps in the Chinese context.
Methods: A cross-sectional multistage sampling process was used to recruit participants in 21 cities in China. Individual-level information was collected using standardized questionnaires. City-level variables were retrieved from a nationall database. Multilevel logistic regression analysis was used to assess price sensitivity variation at both individual and city levels.
Results: Among 5660 current smokers, 5.9 % used non-self-paying cigarettes, 32.8 % purchased cigarettes in cartons, and 5.2 % decreased their smoking expenditure due to price. Multilevel analysis showed that individual demographic and smoking expenditure characteristics and regional smoking restrictions in work places, cigarette production, and media news coverage are associated with price sensitivity.
Conclusions: This study adds substantially to the understanding of Chinese smokers' behavioral responses to cigarette prices. Increasing smoker sensitivity to cigarette prices will require stronger tobacco control and public education campaigns.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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