- Cigarette prices have continued to soar under lockdown – yet a smaller percentage of study respondents quit, with large demographic differences among those who had quit and those who had not.
- While the state previously claimed that FITA had wanted to challenge the ban out of financial interest, FITA brands have actually increased their market share under the ban.
- The number of people who indicated that they regularly shared individual cigarette sticks increased from 1.7% to 8.9% under lockdown, an increase of 430%.
