BALIWASAN Table 3A.

Perceptions of teen smokers in Barangay Baliwasan on to whether the Sin Tax Law is effective or not in discouraging smoking.

YEARS

EFFECTIVE IN CONTROLLING SMOKING

NOT EFFECTIVE IN CONTROLLING SMOKING

a.) Successfully stop smoking for 7 months a.) Decrease the number of stick and change to cheaper brand = 10 b.) Tried to stop for a month but afterwards continue to smoke = 2 c.) No reaction, just using the same brand and stick = 1

d.) Increased the number of stick consumed per day = 1 e.) Change brand and increase the number of sticks use = 1

a.) Successfully stop smoking for 6 months

a.) Still smoking with no changes at all =3 b.) Change to cheaper brand = 4

c.) Decrease the number of stick and change to cheaper brand = 1

a.) Lessen the number of sticks consumed per day = 3 b.) Increased the number of stick consumed per day = 1 c.) No change at all = 1 d.) Change to cheaper brand = 1

a.) Successfully stop smoking for 6 months

a.) Lessen the number of sticks consumed per day = 1

Analysis and Interpretation: On this data, 10% out of 41 respondents was successfully stopped to smoke which means the law is effective to them. 90% out of 41 respondents said that the law is not effective because 5% of 37 respondents reasons they did not change brand but decrease number of stick, Increase the number of stick and change to cheaper brand, Change to cheaper brand and same number of stick, some tried to stop for a month but afterwards continue to smoke and Increased the number of stick consumed per day yet 35 % of 37 respondents reason they only changed to cheaper brand and decrease number of stick.

STA.CATALINA Table 5B.Perceptions of teen smokers in Barangay Sta. Catalina on to whether the Sin Tax Law is effective or not in discouraging smoking.

YEARS

EFFECTIVE IN CONTROLLING SMOKING

NOT EFFECTIVE IN CONTROLLING SMOKING

a.) Continue to smoke despite of the increased of price = 5 b.) No change at all = 2 c.) Lessen the number of sticks consumed a day = 1

a.) Successfully stop smoking for 6 months = 1

a.) Lessen the number of sticks consumed a day = 5 b.) Increased the number of sticks

consumed a day = 1 c.) Did not change in brand and number of sticks = 4 d.) Decrease the number of stick and change to cheaper brand = 7 e.) Decreased the number of sticks consumed a day = 3

d.) Lessen the number of sticks consumed a day = 8 e.) Continue to smoke despite of the increased of price = 4 f.) Change to cheaper brand = 5

a.) Lessen the number of sticks consumed a day = 1 b.) Change into cheaper brand = 1 a.) Lessen the number of sticks consumed a day = 1 b.) Change into cheaper brand = 1 c.) Its already a habit = 3

6 and 7

a.) Still smoking = 1 b.) Its already a Habit = 1 c.) Change into cheaper brand = 1 d.) Lessen the number of sticks consumed a day = 1

Analysis and Interpretation:

On this data, 2% of 57 respondents were successfully stopped to smoke which means the law is effective. However 98% of 57 respondents said that they were not effective despite the increase of price of cigarettes because of the following reasons: 33% of 56 respondents said they only lessen the number of sticks consumed a day, 16% of 56 respondents said they still continue to smoke despite of the increased of price, 14% of 56 respondents said they only change into cheaper brand and the other said its already their habit.

STA.CATALINA AND BALIWASAN Table 5C. Perceptions of teen smokers in Barangay Baliwasan and Barangay Sta. Catalina on to whether the Sin Tax Law is effective or not in discouraging smoking

YEARS

EFFECTIVE IN CONTROLLING SMOKING a.) Successfully stop smoking for 7 months

NOT EFFECTIVE IN CONTROLLING SMOKING a.) Did not change brand but decrease number of stick=2 b.) No change at all=3 c.) Increase the number of stick and change to cheaper brand=1 d.) Change to cheaper brand and same number of sticks=2

1 e.) Change to cheaper brand and decrease number of stick=2 f.) Continue to smoke despite of the increased of price = 5 g.) Lessen the number of sticks consumed a day = 1

a.) Successfully stop smoking for 6 months = 1 2

a.) Decrease the number of stick and change to cheaper brand = 17 b.) Tried to stop for a month but afterwards continue to smoke = 2 c.) No reaction, just using the same brand and stick = 1

d.) Increased the number of stick consumed per day = 2 e.) Change brand and increase the number of sticks use = 1 f.) Lessen the number of sticks consumed a day = 5 g.) Did not change in brand and number of sticks = 4 h.) Decreased the number of sticks consumed a day = 3

a.)

successfully stop smoking for 6 months = 1

a.) b.) c.)

Still smoking with no changes at all = 3 Change to cheaper brand = 4 Decrease the number of stick and change to cheaper brand = 1 Lessen the number of sticks consumed a day = 8 Continue to smoke despite of the increased of price = 4 Change to cheaper brand = 5

3 d.) e.) f.)

a.) Lessen the number of sticks consumed per day = 4 4 b.) Increased the number of stick consumed per day = 1 c.) No change at all = 1 d.) Change to cheaper brand = 2 a.) Successfully stop smoking for 6 months 5 a) Lessen the number of sticks consumed a day = 1 b) Change into cheaper brand = 1 c) Its already a habit = 3

a.) Still smoking = 1 b.) Its already a Habit = 1 6 AND 7 c.) Change into cheaper brand = 1 d.) Lessen the number of sticks consumed a day = 1