Cigarette demand is responsive to higher prices: Findings from a survey of university students in Jordan

Nadia J. Sweis; Rajeev Cherukupalli

doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052316

Cigarette demand is responsive to higher prices: Findings from a survey of university students in Jordan

Nadia J. Sweis, Rajeev Cherukupalli

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Objective: To estimate the price elasticity of cigarette demand for university students aged 18-24 years in Jordan. Methods: Questions from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey were adapted and administered to students from 10 public universities in Jordan in 2014. A two-part econometric model of cigarette demand was estimated. Results: Nearly one-third of university students in Jordan smoke, purchasing 33.2 packs per month and paying 1.70 Jordanian dinars on average (US$2.40) for a pack of 20 cigarettes. The price elasticity of cigarette demand was estimated to be -1.15. Conclusions: Higher taxes may be particularly effective in reducing smoking among University students in Jordan.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	631-633
Number of pages	3
Journal	Tobacco control
Volume	25
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052316
State	Published - Nov 2016

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