PUBLIC SUPPORT

FOR CIGARETTE PRICE

INCREASE
By: Hasbullah Thabrany, Renny Nurhasana, Teguh Dartanto, Aryana Satrya,
Suci Puspita Ratih, Risky Kusuma Hartono, Risnawati Valentina, Ayu Tyas Purnamasari

The majority of societies including smokers support the increase of

cigarette prices to prevent children from buying cigarettes. Increasing
cigarette prices up to three-fold from the current average price might
reduce more than a half of cigarette consumption. The society also agrees
that the increase of tobacco tax excise should be earmarked for financing
health issues in Indonesia, i.e. the National Health Insurance Program.

Characteristics of respondents

SMOKING STATUS
TOTAL
CHARACTERISTICS MEASUREMENT (N=1000)
SMOKER NON - SMOKER EX - SMOKER

N % N % N % N %

Age 18 - 24 86 33.08 152 58.46 22 8.46 260 100.0

25 - 38 224 43.75 250 48.83 38 7.42 512 100.0

> 39 94 41.23 99 43.42 35 15.35 228 100.0

Gender Male 378 60.67 160 25.68 85 13.64 623 100.0

Female 26 6.90 341 90.45 10 2.65 377 100.0

< 2.9 153 44.61 171 49.85 19 5.54 343 100.0

Income
(million rupiah) 3 - 6,9 183 41.88 207 47.37 47 10.76 437 100.0

>7 68 30.91 123 55.91 29 13.18 220 100.0

Low 39 51.32 33 43.42 4 5.26 76 100.0

Level of Education Middle 244 48.41 210 41.67 50 9.92 504 100.0

High 121 28.81 258 61.43 41 9.76 420 100.0

Unemployed/student 59 25.65 161 70.00 10 4.35 230 100.0

Self employement 124 57.67 67 31.16 24 11.16 215 100.0

Occupation Employee
(Private & Govermental 132 35.48 193 51.88 47 7.65 183 100.0
Sectors)

Labour
89 48.63 80 43.72 14 7.65 183 100.0

Smoking behaviour
SMOKING STATUS OF THE RESPONDENTS
88% of all respondents and 80% of smokers support
the increase of cigarette prices to prevent children
from buying the products.
9,5% (EX-SMOKERS) 50,1% (NON SMOKERS) 40,4% (SMOKERS)

SMOKER’S AWARENESS
EX SMOKER
OF HARMFUL EFFECTS OF
FOR QUITING
SMOKING ON HEALTH
Respondents’ Smokers’
7%
15% 6% 8,91% 88% Support for 80% Support for
Cigarette Price Cigarette Price
Increase Increase

72% 91,09%

40% of 1,000
respondents are smokers
of which 91.09%
9.5% of 1,000
respondents were
ex-smokers of which 72%
said that they were aware
of the harmful effects of
said that health
was the reason to
87%
of respondents whose family
smoking on health. quit smoking. members are smokers
support the increase of cigarette prices to
HEALTH ECONOMY AWARE
encourage their family members to quit smoking

FAMILY SOCIO-CULTURE NOT AWARE

More than a half of

smokers (66%) intended to quit
purchasing cigarettes if cigarette prices
86,2%
OF ALL RESPONDENTS & 81,44%
support the earmarking of cigarette
SMOKERS

increase up to 60.000 rupiahs (US$4.3). tax excise for financing the National
Health Insurance Program.

74%

66% “Around 20.000 rupiah (US$1.4) per pack, it’s cheap,

children can afford. My Father can consume two to three
59,41%

42,57%
(packs) per day. He is a heavy smoker for more than 20 years”
W, 21 years old.
26,4%

“I reduce (smoking consumption) due to the

5,69%
limitation of financial”
0 . 0 0 0 I, 28 years old (quitted smoking in 2011).
RP.6 RP.20.000 RP.30.000 RP.40.000 RP.50.000 RP.60.000 RP.70.000

This study was conducted by Pusat Kajian Jaminan Sosial Universitas Indonesia (PKJS-UI)/Center for Social Security Studies Universitas Indonesia (CSSS-UI)
based on a phone survey among 1.000 respondents representating population in Indonesia from May to June 2018.