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Demand For Cigarette And Cost Of Expenditure Among Studentsof
University Malaysia Terengganu
Muhamad Zubair bin Mohamad Ismail
Supervisor: Mrs. Roshanim binti Koris
Bachelors of Economics (Natural Resources)
School Of Social and Economy Development
Smoking is a bad habit that causes health problems among students. The purpose of
this study is to find out the demand for cigarettes and the cost of expenditure among
students of University Malaysia Terengganu. A total of 160 respondents were randomly
selected and the questionnaire which took the fifth (5) sections was as a research
instrument. The data were analysed using SPSS software to get frequency, percentage
and mean. Overall, the findings show that male students are more dominant than
female students in cigarette demand which is 90%. The cigarette packed in a day is
8 sticks. On average, the cost of student spending within one month is RM459.60 for
non-smokers. Meanwhile, monthly spending on smokers is RM550 a month. This
indicates that active smokers have a higher monthly spending than non-smokers or
passive smokers as there are spending on cigarettes within a month.
Keywords: Cigarettes, students, active smoker, passive smoker, cost of expenditure
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