Implementation of Cigarette Excise Policy against Cigarette Consumption Reduction among Adolescent in Kuningan, Indonesia
Abstract: Indonesia has the
highest prevalence of smoking (50.68%) compared to other ASEAN countries. On
January 1st, 2017, the Indonesian government raised cigarette excise taxes. The
purpose of this study was to analysis the impact of cigarette excise increase
on cigarette consumption among adolescents aged 17 to 25 years. The study
design used cross-sectional survey. A total of 153 adolescents were recruited
in this study through simple random sampling technique. Questionnaires and
observation papers were used in this study. A face-to-face interview was
conducted to fulfill the data collection through home visit for each
respondent. The data were obtained during May – June 2017. This study used
paired t test analysis. The number of cigarettes consumed by adolescent
decreased significantly by two cigarettes per day after the increase in
cigarette excise tax. There is a significant difference of the average
cigarettes price based on the brand after the implementation of cigarette
excise tax increase, the difference of cigarette price is IDR 200 per stick of
cigarettes after excise tax increase. Increased cigarette excise taxes may
affect the increasing of cigarette prices. Threfore, it could reduce the number
of cigarette consumption.
Keywords: Adolescent;
cigarette; excise; price; tobacco
Author: Jani Ramjani, Fitri
Kurnia Rahim, Icca Stella Amalia, Wahyu Manggala Putra
Journal Code: jpkesmasgg170002
