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Cigarette price rise induced change in youth smoking rate

담배가격 인상에 따른 청소년 흡연율 변화

  • Min, Gyeong-Mun (Graduate School of Public Health, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Seo, Young-Ho (Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Park, Chang-Hee (Department of Radiologic Technology Daegu Health College)
  • Received : 2018.09.05
  • Accepted : 2018.12.07
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

This study investigated changes in the youth smoking rate and smoking cessation rates before and after a cigarette price increase in 2015. Specifically, the changes in smoking rate, smoking cessation attempt rate, selection rate and amount of smoking were investigated using primary data pertaining to Korean Youth Risk Behavior obtained from a web-based survey of youth general characteristics, mental health, subjective grade, drinking and smoking related characteristics before and after a cigarette price increase. To accomplish this, 800 middle school and high school students in 9th (2013), 10th (2014), 11th (2015) were surveyed. The current youth smoking rate was slightly decreased from 9.7% in 2013 to 9.2% in 2014, while the smoking rate in 2015 decreased significantly by 15.2% after the cigarette price increased to 7.8%. These results confirmed that increasing cigarette price is very effective at decreasing youth smoking rate, providing motivation to stop smoking and preventing smoking. The prevention of smoking and inducement to stop smoking during adolescence is very important because the majority of teenage smokers continue smoking into their adulthood. In addition to expanding a completely non-smoking area and a comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship should be urgently sought, and the effect can be maximized when the WHO FCTC faithfully implements the already-founded treaty.

본 연구에서는 2015년 담배가격 인상정책 전후 청소년 흡연율 변화, 금연시도율 변화 등에 대해 살펴보고자 하였다. 이에 본 연구는 총 800개교의 중학생 및 고등학생을 대상으로 조사를 실시한 제9차(2013년), 제10차(2014년), 제11차(2015년) 청소년건강행태온라인 조사 원시자료를 이용하여 청소년들의 일반적 특성, 정신건강 및 주관적 학업성적, 음주 및 흡연관련 특성에 따른 담배가격 인상 전후 흡연율 변화 및 금연시도율, 금연시도이유 중 '담배값이 너무 비싸서' 선택률, 흡연량 변화를 분석하였다. 본 연구에서 전체 청소년의 현재 흡연율은 2013년 9.7%에서 2014년 9.2%로 감소하는 모습을 보였고, 담배가격 인상 후인 2015년 흡연율은 7.8%로 전년대비 15.2% 감소율을 보여 담배가격 인상 전보다 큰 폭으로 감소한 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과들을 통해 담배가격 인상정책이 청소년 흡연율을 감소시키는데 매우 효과적일 뿐만 아니라 금연동기 및 흡연 예방에도 매우 효과적이라는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 청소년기 흡연자의 대다수가 성인기 흡연자로 이어진다는 점에서 청소년기의 흡연 예방 및 금연 유도는 매우 중요하다. 향후 흡연실을 허용하지 않는 완전 금연구역의 확대와 담배 광고, 판촉, 후원에 대한 포괄적 금지는 시급히 추진되어야 하며 이미 근거를 바탕으로 작성된 WHO FCTC의 각조약을 충실히 이행할때 금연효과를 극대화 할 수 있을 것이라 사료된다.

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Table 1. Change in smoking rate according to general characteristics

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Table 1-1. Change in smoking rate according to general characteristics

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Table 2. Smoking cessation rate of current smokers

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Table 2-1 Smoking cessation rate of current smokers

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Table 3. Smoking cessation rate of current smokers according to smoking and drinking characteristics

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Table 4. Among the reasons of smoking cessation according to general characteristics, 'cigarette value is too high

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