Zróżnicowanie spożycia papierosów w zależności od klasy miejscowości zamieszkiwania w Polsce w latach 1999-2006

Przedstawiono rezultaty badania zróżnicowania poziomu spożycia papierosów w 6 kategoriach miejscowości w polskich województwach. Najwyższa liczba papierosów jest wypalana na polskich wsiach, a najniższa w miastach od 100 do 200 tysięcy mieszkańców. Średni poziom spożycia papierosów w przeliczeniu na osobę w wieku powyżej 1S lat jest najwyższy w miastach powyżej S00 tysięcy mieszkańców, najniższy na wsiach.

Poland is one of the most attractive tobacco markets in Europe. The main reason is population of 9 million of smokers which comprises more than 40% mature men and more than 24% mature men in Poland. Polish tobacco industry generates a significant budget incomes. Smoking is also a reason of very serious level of prematurely mortality of inhabitants and generates significant costs of prevention and elimination of negative health effects. In the paper the results of smoking level diversity in 6 class of towns in polish voivodeships studies are presented. Studies were provided with using ofpolish household budgets data from Central Statistical Office. They consists of32 000 single households data in every year. The highest absolute amount of cigarettes is smoked in polish villages, the lowest is smoked in towns with I00 to 200 thousands of inhabitants. Mean level of cigarettes consumption by person at the age of 15 year is the highest in the cities with more than 500 thousands of inhabitants, the lowest in the villages. The results of2studies presented in the paper is an identification of areas of the highest and the lowest smoking level.