People in Jammu and Kashmir are spending more than the national
average on smoking tobacco products even as nearly 70% of adults are
exposed to passive smoking in their homes in the state, according to a
survey.
"The state's monthly spending on smoking tobacco so far outstrips the national monthly expenditure average. While nationally, smokers aged 15 and above spend Rs 399.20 a month on cigarettes and Rs 93.40 on bidis, those in Jammu and Kashmir spend Rs 513.60 and Rs 134.20, respectively, on these tobacco forms," Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI) said quoting the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS).
"The state's monthly spending on smoking tobacco so far outstrips the national monthly expenditure average. While nationally, smokers aged 15 and above spend Rs 399.20 a month on cigarettes and Rs 93.40 on bidis, those in Jammu and Kashmir spend Rs 513.60 and Rs 134.20, respectively, on these tobacco forms," Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI) said quoting the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS).
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