1. 1 ITC South Korea Status Report Anne C. K. Quah, PhD ITC Asia Project Manager Department of Psychology University of Waterloo ITC-TTURC Project Annual Meeting Portland, Oregon—March 1, 2008

2. 2 ITC South Korea Team Members UW: Geoff Fong, Mary Thompson, Christian Boudreau, Dave Hammond, Anne Quah, Beth Lee, Yan MiUW: Geoff Fong, Mary Thompson, Christian Boudreau, Dave Hammond, Anne Quah, Beth Lee, Yan Mi Korean Researchers:Korean Researchers: W1 - Dr Seo Hong-Gwan, Dr Cheong Yoo-Seock, Dr Myung Seung Kwan; W2 - Dr Seo Hong-Gwan, Dr Cheong Yoo-Seock, Dr Lim Min-Kyung, Dr Kim Yeol, Dr Park Jae-Gahb, Dr Ju Yeong-Su, Dr Paek Yu-Jin TCCV: Ron BorlandTCCV: Ron Borland

3. 3 ITC South Korea Team Structure Wave 1: Wave 2: UW Dr Seo, NCC UW ITC DMC Korean Researcher ITC DMC TCCV

4. 4 Sample: 1000 smokers Survey Mode: Telephone Interview (Gallup Korea) Wave 1: 2005 Wave 2: Fall 2008 (?)  Sample:possible increase to 2000 smokers ITC South Korea Survey Waves GenderN% Male413.8 Female96196.2 Total (Smokers)1002100.00

5. 5 Lack of communication with Korean researchers No direct communication with the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), Republic of Korea Uncertain of MOHW funding beyond Wave 2 ITC South Korea Challenges

6. 6 ITC South Korea Current Status Wave 1 a.Weighted dataset ready b.National Report (first draft circulated in UW) Wave 2 a.Waiting bidding process to be completed by MOHW to select research company b.Waiting for MOHW funding confirmation for Wave 2 c.Waiting for fieldwork start date confirmation

7. 7 Sources of Funding (2008-2012): 50% NCI-NIH +50% Korean Government (MOHW) 2007/08 – Wave 2 (Fall 2008?) 2008/09 – Wave 3 2009/10 – Wave 4 2011/12 – Wave 5 2012/13 – Wave 6 ITC South Korea Funding

8. 8 Appendices: Korea FCTC FCTC Status Signed21 July 2003 Ratified16 May 2005 FCTC – Price and Taxation Cigarette Price of Most Popular Brand In National Currency… In International $$2.63 Affordability of most popular brand: % of annual per capita income required to buy 100 packs … Taxes55%

9. 9 Appendices: Korea FCTC FCTC – Non-Price Measures Advertising/Promotion BansPartial In Broadcast and Print (national and international) Broadcast – Yes Print – No Enforcement Rating6/10 Smoke-FreeHealth care and educational facilities SchoolsYes Warning labels – text onlyMin 30% Front and Back of Pack Graphic Warning Labels implementation is still unknown

10. 10 Korea Smoking Demographics Population (1000s)47,817 Adults (>15 years)81.4% Urban81.0% Growth rate0.6% Income GroupHigh Income per capita (Intl $)$21,850 Extreme poverty rate<2% Literacy rate…

11. 11 Korea Smoking Prevalence Youth 13-15 years (GYTS 2005) Males10.9 Females8.8 Overall10.2 Adult 20+ years (KNHANES III 2005 ; HBA 2006) Males52.8 Females5.8 Overall29.1

12. 12 Korea Tobacco Industry Tobacco Industry (Tobacco Atlas 2006) Cigarette Production (Ms)84,600 Cigarette Imports (Ms)9,378 Cigarette Exports (Ms)6,712