The social cost of smoking in NSW in 2006/07 and the social benefits of public policy measures to reduce smoking prevalence

Summary

The report provides estimates of the social costs of tobacco use in NSW for the financial year 2006/07. It also presents estimates of the value of the social benefits which would accrue from a possible reduction in NSW smoking prevalence from its 2007 level of 18.6 percent to 12.6 percent in 2016. It highlights the subtantial costs smoking imposes on the NSW community and reinforces the need for more public health efforts to reduce smoking prevalence.

File link: Social Cost of Smoking 2006-2007
File size: 828Kb
Type: Report
Date of Publication: 10 September 2010
Author Branch: Centre for Health Advancement
SHPN: 100261
ISBN: 9781741875157