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Catalina 1 YEAR
1.)

HELP
a. It helps to decrease sickness from smoking- I b. It helps lessen the number of cigarette sticksIIII

DOES NOT HELP

a. It does not help cause its already Habitual

On this data, there thoughts on the increase price of cigarette in relation to their smoking practices were divided into two categories: help and does not help. Eight respondents of 1 yr. duration of smoking, 50% answered that it will help to lessen the number of sticks that they consume because of the increase of cigarette price. Then 38% stated that it does not help because theyre still smoking, they also added that theyre having hard time in withdrawing from smoking because it is already their habit. And 13% gave the answer that it will also help to decrease the number of people who will get sick/ill from smoking. 2-3)

Stop(Successful)

Attempted To Stop
a. Respondent 1: I stop for 2 weeks but I continued to smoke because I feel sick when I dont smoke. b. Respondent 2: I attempt to stop but just half a month then I continue to smoke again because I cant resist from smoking Im craving for it. c. Respondent 3: I tried to stop for more than 2weeks but unfortunately I cant continue, I

No Reaction

Intake Increased

Intake Decrease
a. I got mad because there is increase in price, so I lessen the stick that I smoke

smoke again. I feel so unwell if I dont smoke, Im beginning to salivate every now and then. d. Respondent 4: I attempted to cease from smoking for 2months but then continued it because every time I dont puff a cigarette there is an unusual feeling that I feel. I really just cant resist myself from smoking cause its already my habit. e. On this data, most of the initial response of the smokers or the respondents got mad because of the increase price of cigarette. After the law was implemented, 60% of 5 respondents have attempted to stop in smoking. One of the respondents tried to stop smoking but unfortunately they cant because they said there day will not be completed if they can not smoke and its already there habit for 5 years. Then, 40% of 5 respondents said they decrease the sticks they are smoking. There behavior when they try to stop smoking was that they to condemn there needs to smoke but there body is looking for it. 4.)

A. BRAND OF CIGARETTE THEY USE

a. b. c. d. Changed to cheaper brand Changed to more expensive brand Did not changed Stopped to smoke 20% 80%

According to this data, 20% of 5 respondents changed to cheaper brand yet 80% remain using there old brand of cigarette before the law was implemented.

B. NUMBER OF STICKS CONSUMEPER DAY

a. Increase b. Decrease 100%

c. No change d. stopped

On this data, 100% of 5 respondents decrease the number of sticks they are consuming a day which means the law was effective.

C. MONEY SPEND FOR CIGARRETTE A DAY

a. b. c. d. More expenses Less expenses Spend the same Stop 20% 60% 20%

According to this data, 20% of 5 respondents spend more buying a cigarette and 20% are spending the same before. Then, 60 % of 5 respondents were spending less.

D. WAYS TO GET MONEY FOR CIGARRETTE

BEFORE SIN TAX LAW IMPLEMENTED a. Allowance b. Sideline AFTER THE SIN TAX IMPLEMENTED a. Allowance b. Sideline

On this data, 40% of teenage smokers get the money through there allowances yet 60% of them get it from a sideline.

5.)

EFFECTIVE
a. I lessen the stick that I smoke

NOT EFFECTIVE
a. I still can smoke even if I avoid it

According to this data, 60% of 5 respondents said it is effective in discouraging smokers because even they are now starting to lessen the sticks they consumed a day ye 40% of 5 respondents said it is not effective because even if they avoid it, they can still smoke.