Sin tax law and cigarette consumption of residents of selected barangays in Cavite City / by Angelito Jake Episioco.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite : 2015. Cavite State University- Main Campus,Description: xi, 46 pages : 28 cm. illustrationsContent type:
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Abstract: EPISIOCO, ANGELITO JAKE. Sin Tax Law and Cigarette Consumption of Residents of Selected Barangays in Cavite City. Undergraduate Thesis, Bachelor of Science in Business Management, major in Financial Management, Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. April 2015. Adviser: Dr. Nelia C. Cresino. A study was conducted to: describe the socio-economic profile of residents of selected barangays in Cavite City; determine the common brands of cigarettes consumed by residents; determine the level of awareness of residents regarding Sin Tax Law; determine the relationship between the level of awareness of residents on Sin Tax Law and the quantity of cigarette consumed; determine the relationship between the level of awareness of residents on Sin Tax Law and the amount of money spent on cigarettes; and, ascertain the difference in consumption of cigarettes before and after the implementation of Sin Tax Law. The participants of the study were 100 employed resident smokers of selected barangays in Cavite City, namely: Brgy.2 — Heneral C. Tirona, Brgy.12 — Love Bird, Brgy.14 — Loro, Brgy.36 — Sapsap and Brgy.38 — Sampaguita. Frequency distribution, percentage, range, and mean were used to identify and describe the socio-demographic profile and socio-economic profile of the participants. Three-point Likert Scale was utilized in measuring the level of awareness of the participants on Sin Tax Law. Meanwhile, Pearson Correlation was used to ascertain the relationship between the level of awareness on Sin Tax Law and the quantity of cigarette consumed and the amount of money spent by the participants on cigarettes. T-test was used to ascertain the difference in consumption of cigarettes before and after the implementation of Sin Tax Law used to ascertain the difference in consumption of cigarettes before and after the implementation of Sin Tax Law. Results showed that the level of awareness on Sin Tax Law had no significant relationship to the quantity of cigarette consumed and to the amount of money spent by the participants on cigarettes. However, cigarette consumption specifically, the quantity of cigarettes consumed, amount of money spent on cigarette, brands of cigarette consumed, reason for selecting brand of cigarette, purchased price of cigarette and particular places for buying cigarette were found to have significant difference before and after the implementation of Sin Tax Law.
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EPISIOCO, ANGELITO JAKE. Sin Tax Law and Cigarette Consumption of Residents of Selected Barangays in Cavite City. Undergraduate Thesis, Bachelor of Science in Business Management, major in Financial Management, Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. April 2015. Adviser: Dr. Nelia C. Cresino.

A study was conducted to: describe the socio-economic profile of residents of selected barangays in Cavite City; determine the common brands of cigarettes consumed by residents; determine the level of awareness of residents regarding Sin Tax Law; determine the relationship between the level of awareness of residents on Sin Tax Law and the quantity of cigarette consumed; determine the relationship between the level of awareness of residents on Sin Tax Law and the amount of money spent on cigarettes; and, ascertain the difference in consumption of cigarettes before and after the implementation of Sin Tax Law. The participants of the study were 100 employed resident smokers of selected barangays in Cavite City, namely: Brgy.2 — Heneral C. Tirona, Brgy.12 — Love Bird, Brgy.14 — Loro, Brgy.36 — Sapsap and Brgy.38 — Sampaguita. Frequency distribution, percentage, range, and mean were used to identify and describe the socio-demographic profile and socio-economic profile of the participants. Three-point Likert Scale was utilized in measuring the level of awareness of the participants on Sin Tax Law. Meanwhile, Pearson Correlation was used to ascertain the relationship between the level of awareness on Sin Tax Law and the quantity of cigarette consumed and the amount of money spent by the participants on cigarettes. T-test was used to ascertain the difference in consumption of cigarettes before and after the implementation of Sin Tax Law used to ascertain the difference in consumption of cigarettes before and after the implementation of Sin Tax Law.

Results showed that the level of awareness on Sin Tax Law had no significant relationship to the quantity of cigarette consumed and to the amount of money spent by the participants on cigarettes. However, cigarette consumption specifically, the quantity of cigarettes consumed, amount of money spent on cigarette, brands of cigarette consumed, reason for selecting brand of cigarette, purchased price of cigarette and particular places for buying cigarette were found to have significant difference before and after the implementation of Sin Tax Law.

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