itc south korea status report
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ITC South Korea Status Report. Anne C. K. Quah, PhD ITC Asia Project Manager Department of Psychology University of Waterloo. ITC-TTURC Project Annual Meeting Portland, Oregon—March 1, 2008. ITC South Korea Team Members. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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ITC South Korea Status ReportITC South Korea Status Report
Anne C. K. Quah, PhDITC Asia Project ManagerDepartment of Psychology
University of Waterloo
ITC-TTURC Project Annual MeetingPortland, Oregon—March 1, 2008
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ITC South Korea Team MembersITC South Korea Team Members
• UWUW: Geoff Fong, Mary Thompson, Christian : Geoff Fong, Mary Thompson, Christian Boudreau, Dave Hammond, Anne Quah, Beth Lee, Boudreau, Dave Hammond, Anne Quah, Beth Lee, Yan MiYan Mi
• Korean ResearchersKorean Researchers: :
W1W1 - Dr Seo Hong-Gwan, Dr Cheong Yoo-Seock, - Dr Seo Hong-Gwan, Dr Cheong Yoo-Seock, Dr Myung Seung Kwan; Dr Myung Seung Kwan;
W2W2 - Dr Seo Hong-Gwan, Dr Cheong Yoo-Seock, - Dr Seo Hong-Gwan, Dr Cheong Yoo-Seock, Dr Lim Min-Kyung, Dr Kim Yeol, Dr Park Jae-Gahb, Dr Lim Min-Kyung, Dr Kim Yeol, Dr Park Jae-Gahb, Dr Ju Yeong-Su, Dr Paek Yu-JinDr Ju Yeong-Su, Dr Paek Yu-Jin
• TCCVTCCV: Ron Borland: Ron Borland
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ITC South Korea Team StructureITC South Korea Team Structure
Wave 1:Wave 1:
Wave 2:Wave 2:
UW Dr Seo, NCC
UW
ITC DMC
Korean Researcher
Korean Researcher
Korean Researcher Korean Researcher
Korean Researcher
Korean Researcher
ITC
DMC
TCCV
TCCV
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Sample: 1000 smokersSurvey Mode: Telephone Interview (Gallup Korea)
•Wave 1: 2005
•Wave 2: Fall 2008 (?)Sample:possible increase to 2000 smokers
ITC South Korea Survey WavesITC South Korea Survey Waves
Gender N %
Male 41 3.8
Female 961 96.2
Total (Smokers) 1002 100.00
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• Lack of communication with Korean researchers
• No direct communication with the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), Republic of Korea
• Uncertain of MOHW funding beyond Wave 2
ITC South Korea Challenges
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ITC South Korea Current StatusITC South Korea Current Status
Wave 1a.Weighted dataset readyb.National Report (first draft circulated in
UW)Wave 2a.Waiting bidding process to be completed
by MOHW to select research companyb.Waiting for MOHW funding confirmation for
Wave 2c.Waiting for fieldwork start date confirmation
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Sources of Funding (2008-2012):50% NCI-NIH +50% Korean Government (MOHW)
• 2007/08 – Wave 2 (Fall 2008?)
• 2008/09 – Wave 3
• 2009/10 – Wave 4
• 2011/12 – Wave 5
• 2012/13 – Wave 6
ITC South Korea Funding
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Appendices: Korea FCTC
FCTC Status
Signed 21 July 2003
Ratified 16 May 2005
FCTC – Price and TaxationCigarette Price of Most Popular Brand
In National Currency …
In International $ $2.63
Affordability of most popular brand: % of annual per capita income required to buy 100 packs
…
Taxes 55%
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Appendices: Korea FCTC
FCTC – Non-Price Measures
Advertising/Promotion Bans Partial
In Broadcast and Print (national and international)
Broadcast – YesPrint – No
Enforcement Rating 6/10
Smoke-Free Health care and educational facilities
Schools Yes
Warning labels – text only Min 30%
Front and Back of Pack
Graphic Warning Labels implementation is still unknown
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Korea Smoking Demographics
Population (1000s) 47,817
Adults (>15 years) 81.4%
Urban 81.0%
Growth rate 0.6%
Income Group High
Income per capita (Intl $) $21,850
Extreme poverty rate <2%
Literacy rate …
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Korea Smoking Prevalence
Youth 13-15 years (GYTS 2005)
Males 10.9
Females 8.8
Overall 10.2
Adult 20+ years (KNHANES III 2005 ; HBA 2006)
Males 52.8
Females 5.8
Overall 29.1
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Korea Tobacco Industry
Tobacco Industry (Tobacco Atlas 2006)
Cigarette Production (Ms) 84,600
Cigarette Imports (Ms) 9,378
Cigarette Exports (Ms) 6,712