The determinant of individual smoking consumption in Central Java province

Abstract

The paper aims to determine the socio-economic factors that significantly affect the individual smoking consumption and to make smoker profile in Central Java Province. This paper uses national economy social survey (Susenas) based on individual analytical units. The estimation technique with ordinary least squares regression. The findings of the paper is the factors that significantly influence the individual smoking consumption are cigarette prices, income, marriage status, urban-rural, education level, poor status, and living condition. This study suggests that to reduce cigarette consumption, the government needs to increase the price of cigarettes. In addition, the government needs to promote anti-smoking campaigns and smoking bans at work.