Tanzania: perceptions of cigarette prices

Nearly 59 percent of surveyed smokers in Tanzania thought cigarettes were expensive as of 2018. The high prices were pointed out by 68.4 percent of the smokers as preventing them to consume more tobacco. Moreover, roughly 50 percent admitted they would quit smoking if cigarette prices were to double. According to the survey, there were by the same period more than two million smokers in Tanzania.

Perceptions of cigarette prices among smokers in Tanzania as of 2018

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

Tanzania

Survey time period

February to April 2018

Number of respondents

4,797 individuals

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

manufactured cigarettes

Method of interview

Questionnaire and personal interview

Supplementary notes

* Among current manufactured cigarette smokers who indicated they thought cigarettes are expensive.
** Among current manufactured cigarette smokers who indicated they thought cigarettes are cheap.
** Analyzed from the following question: "If the price for your cigarettes were to double, would you continue to smoke as before, switch to cheaper products, start smoking less, or quit smoking?".

According to the source, "the data was weighted to conform to the latest available population figures from the 2012 Population and Housing census projected for 2017. The 4,797 unweighted cases corresponded to approximately 29.6 million adults aged at least 15 years in the country".

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