Smoking increasingly tied to poverty in PH — data

MANILA, Philippines — For decades, smoking in popular culture carried an image of sophistication, a habit associated with power, wealth or urban cool. In the Philippines, however, data increasingly point to a different reality: Smoking exposure is becoming more concentrated among poorer households. Data analyzed by University of the Philippines Diliman professor and Inquirer data scientist Dr. Rogelio Alicor Panao show that daily exposure to smoking at home remains significantly higher among poorer families than among wealthier households. “Around 39 percent of the poorest households reported daily exposure to smoking at home in both 2017 and 2022,” Panao said in […]... Keep on reading: Smoking increasingly tied to poverty in PH — data

Original source: Philippine Daily Inquirer