Perception of young adults on the effectiveness of taxation to curb smoking.

Abstract

Survey and analysis of results was conducted to identify the effectiveness of taxation in curbing smoking, as perceived by young adults of age between 18-24 years.Findings include differences in perception, correlation of the influence of pricing and various factors like socio-economic characteristics and age of intitiation and the percieved effectiveness of taxation as compared to other factors like pressure from loved ones and health campaigns.