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The economics and marketing of tobacco: an overview of the existing published evidence. |
Layte, Richard; Russell, Helen; McCoy, Selina
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There are many dimensions to the economics and marketing of
tobacco in Ireland, but the sheer size of the industry and the
amount spent on this item are a good start. Each year around six
billion cigarettes are smoked in the Republic of Ireland as well as
322 thousand kilos of tobacco products In total, consumers
spent roughly €l ,869 million on tobacco produces in the year 2000,
almost 4 per cent of all personal expenditure. Though estimates of
both the numher of regular smokers and the amount that they
.smoke is not very precise, the percentage of regular smokers
(more than one cigarette per day) in the adult population is
somewhere between 28 and 30 per cent, each one consuming an
average of 21 cigarettes, We know from research however that
smoking is not confined to adults and that by the Iate teenage
years, the percentage smoking almust equals the proportion of
adult smokers, although a far higher number will have tried
smoking.
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Keyword(s):
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SMOKING; TOBACCO USE; ECONOMICS |
Publication Date:
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2002 |
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Type:
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Report |
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Peer-Reviewed:
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Unknown |
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Language(s):
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English |
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Contributor(s):
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Economic and Social Research Institute |
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Institution:
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Lenus |
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Publisher(s):
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Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) |
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First Indexed:
2016-04-23 07:03:37 Last Updated:
2017-05-12 07:04:51 |
