Correspondence to While there are some differences in the point estimates across the different price thresholds and provinces, an analysis of the 95% confidence intervals shows that they overlap in most cases, indicating that the prevalence of buyers of cheap cigarettes in the different provinces is, mostly, not statistically different. In London, during the 1980s, the cigarette company even sponsored the Peter Stuyvesant Pops in London. surrounding areas for a delivery fee of only R40. Hover to zoom | Click to enlarge. "While we are making life tougher for cigarette companies, we wouldn't interfere in the affairs of a legitimate business running a private function in a no-smoking venue," she said.[18][19][20]. Thus, it is reasonable to assume that this individual incorrectly reported spending R0.50 in total, and actually spent R0.50 per stick. Version 1.0.0 Pretoria: Department of Planning, monitoring, and evaluation [funding agency]. our team; company history; delivery routes; customers; contact us . The head of external affairs at British American Tobacco Southern Africa (BATSA), Johnny Moloto, said: "No tobacco products were manufactured and sold by BATSA under . In 1994, the country announced a strategy to increase excise taxes rapidly, with the explicit aim of reducing tobacco use, making it one of the first middle-income countries to do so (van Walbeek 2005). In the survey, smokers were asked to describe their most recent purchase of cigarettes, specifically the packaging type (which could include single sticks), the number of items/packs purchased, and the total amount that they paid for the cigarettes. 4 (2018). Compared to single sticks, packs of 10 cigarettes are less likely, while cartons (200 cigarettes) are substantially more likely, to be cheap for all price thresholds. We assess the socio-economic correlates of smoking cheap cigarettes using the following specification: Where SmokerCheapiP is an indicator variable for whether smoker i purchases cigarettes at price threshold P, where P