Title of the study

An inquiry on why college students of the Far Eastern University continue to smoke
cigarettes despite the increment increase in price every year.
Research Objective
The objective of the study is to determine the factors on why college students continue
to smoke despite the increase in prices of cigarettes.
Research Question and Interview Questions
C. When did your smoking habit start?
(c.1) How old are you when you started smoking?
(c.2) Do you have any relatives who smoke cigarettes?
(c.3) Are there any individuals who urged you to try smoking?
(c.4) What is your parent’s reaction when they found out that you’re smoking?
(c.5) Do you still see yourself smoke-free?
(D) What impact have the increase in the tax on cigarette had on the availability
and reasonability in terms of price in the Philippines?
(d.1) Do you remember the price of the cigarette you first bought?
(d.2) How much did the price increased now as compared to before?
(d.3) Do you still consider the cigarette today budget-friendly?
(E) What effect does daily intake of cigarette have on the college students of Far
Eastern University?
(e.1) How many sticks of cigarette you usually consume everyday?
(e.2) Are there any affects you think you get from smoking cigarette?
(e.3) How many of your friends smoke cigarettes?
(e.4) How long can you last without consuming cigarette?
(e.5) Have you ever tried quitting smoking?
(e.6) What do you do to satisfy yourself when you cannot really smoke for some
instances?
(e.7) Have you ever tried skipping classes just to smoke?
(F) How have the economic factors affected the pattern of consumption of the
FEU students?
(f.1) How often do you buy cigarettes during your early days of consumption?
(f.2) Is there a change in your buying behavior if you will compare the past with the
present?
(f.3) Will you still allot money for cigarettes if its current price today will double in the
future?
(f.4) Would you consider trying some alternatives?

Additional Interview Questions

1. What is your most memorable cigarette moment?

2. What is your favorite cigarette brand?
3. Describe your smoking habit.
4. How much is the biggest amount you spent on cigarettes?
5. How many is your all-time high in smoking cigarettes?
6. Will you endorse smoking to your friends and family members?
7. What is your reaction on the news that tax in cigarette will be increased?
8. Are you in favor with it?
9. What is your message to the government regarding its actions in imposing higher tax
in cigarette?
10. Where do you usually smoke cigarette?
11. Is there a specific time where you usually smoke?
12. Have you experienced asking for someone a stick of cigarette because you can’t
buy one?
13. Do you smoke even if there is people around you?
14. Do you consider quitting in smoking cigarette hard?
15. Have you tried electric cigarette?
16. Which is better? E-cigarette or the traditional one?
17. Do you already have breathing issues just because of smoking?
18. What is your message to your lungs?