Socioeconomics of tobacco use in the Southern African Customs Union

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dc.contributor.advisorVan Walbeek, Corneen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNyabongo, Lindaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-17T10:08:14Z
dc.date.available2014-10-17T10:08:14Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractTobacco consumption has long been a significant health concern. This is because it is one of the significant causes of premature death, as a result of various types of diseases that arise due to the use of both smoking and smokeless tobacco. Tobacco use has been found to be associated significantly with socioeconomic status, and particularly, tobacco use has been found to be higher amongst individuals with lower socioeconomic status. This paper studies the relationship between socioeconomic factors and tobacco consumption for men and women from countries in the Southern African Customs Union, using data from the Demographic and Health Surveys for Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland; and the National Income Dynamics Study for South Africa. This paper finds that among both men and women, cigarette use is higher in urban areas, while the use of chewing tobacco, snuff, and pipes is generally higher in rural areas. Also, this paper finds that tobacco use is generally lower the higher the educational attainment, while the prevalence of tobacco use is found to be higher in the older age groups compared to the younger age groups.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNyabongo, L. (2014). <i>Socioeconomics of tobacco use in the Southern African Customs Union</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8509en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNyabongo, Linda. <i>"Socioeconomics of tobacco use in the Southern African Customs Union."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8509en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNyabongo, L. 2014. Socioeconomics of tobacco use in the Southern African Customs Union. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Nyabongo, Linda AB - Tobacco consumption has long been a significant health concern. This is because it is one of the significant causes of premature death, as a result of various types of diseases that arise due to the use of both smoking and smokeless tobacco. Tobacco use has been found to be associated significantly with socioeconomic status, and particularly, tobacco use has been found to be higher amongst individuals with lower socioeconomic status. This paper studies the relationship between socioeconomic factors and tobacco consumption for men and women from countries in the Southern African Customs Union, using data from the Demographic and Health Surveys for Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland; and the National Income Dynamics Study for South Africa. This paper finds that among both men and women, cigarette use is higher in urban areas, while the use of chewing tobacco, snuff, and pipes is generally higher in rural areas. Also, this paper finds that tobacco use is generally lower the higher the educational attainment, while the prevalence of tobacco use is found to be higher in the older age groups compared to the younger age groups. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Socioeconomics of tobacco use in the Southern African Customs Union TI - Socioeconomics of tobacco use in the Southern African Customs Union UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8509 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8509
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNyabongo L. Socioeconomics of tobacco use in the Southern African Customs Union. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8509en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleSocioeconomics of tobacco use in the Southern African Customs Unionen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMComen_ZA
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