Tobacco Employment

Nearly 2 million people are employed to manufacture tobacco, two-thirds of whom work in China, India, and Indonesia. There are rarely job loses in this field because the reduction of tobacco consumption is not typically significant. Technological advances on farming and and manufacturing have a much bigger impact on jobs.

Importance for Economy:     

         

Agricultural jobs associated with tobacco farming

Manufacturing jobs for production of product

Retail Jobs to sell final product

Source: "About Philip Morris USA" Web. 18 May 2011. <http://www.philipmorrisusa.com/Company/Corporate.aspx>.

 

                                          

Manufacturing Tobacco





China is by far the largest cigarette manufacturer in the world, followed by the United States. Chinese cigarette production increased from 225 billion cigarettes annually in 1960 to over 1.7 trillion in 1995. The economic value of tobacco products is extremely high, totalling hundreds of billions of dollars each year. Tobacco companies are making more than five and a half trillion cigarettes per year. That's nearly 1,000 cigarettes for every man, woman and child. Cigarettes account for the largest share of manufactured tobacco products. There are other types of tobacco used in a variety of ways such as Shisha, cigars, chewing tobacco, and dry snuff.  While consumption of cigarettes are decreasing in certain countries, worldwide more people are smoking and consuming more cigarettes than ever. The number of smokers is mainly increasing due to the expansion of the world's population.





Source: "Cigarette Advertising." Web. 18 May 2011. <http://healthliteracy.worlded.org/cigarett_adv.html>.

Male vs. Female Smoking

Around 1 billion men in the world smoke cigarettes, mainly because it is portrayed as a masculine habit. Over 300 million men in China smoke cigarettes, which is equal to the entire population of the U.S. Around 250 million women in the United States are daily smokers. The tobacco industry uses seductive but false images to interest women. Tobacco companies have started producing cigarettes specifically aimed at women, claiming they are feminised because of the long, slim, low-tar, and sometimes menthol. Statistics show that women are more highly motivated to smoke than men, and often find it more difficult to quit.

                                                               Smoking Trends

                                                               percentage of female smokers

                                                               1960-2000 selected countries

                                                             Japan             UK             USA

                                                  1960:    13%              42%            34%

                                                  1970:    16%              44%            32%

                                                  1980:    14%              37%            30%

                                                  1990:    14%              29%            23%

                                                  2000:    14%              26%            22%

Citation:

Jr., Dennis Thompson. "Men, Women, and the Dangers of Smoking" Web. 18 May 2011. <http://www.everydayhealth.com/smoking-and-gender-differences.aspx>.