
Anti-Smoking Quit Campaign ‘Tak Nak’ In Malaysia - Statistics
In Asia, tobacco companies are among the top 10 advertisers in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and the Philippines.
Smoking still is a huge problem in Malaysia and its surrounding countries, even with the rather lame Tak Nak campaign.
* About half of all Malaysian men smoke.
* Every day about 50 teenagers below the age of 18 start smoking
* Studies show about 30% of adolescent boys (aged 12 to 18) smoke.
* Smoking among female teens is rising. According to two studies on teens conducted in 1996 and 1999, the numbers of female teens smoking rose from 4.8% to 8%. Overall, the 1999 study found nearly one in five teens smokes.
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