Males | Females | Total | |
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*Source: Taiwan Provincial Tobacco and Liquor Monopoly Bureau.7 | |||
†Source: Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan, Republic of China.17 | |||
Total employment* | 5610000 | 3679000 | 9289000 |
Smoking prevalence | 55.1% | 3.3% | – |
Estimated number of smokers | 3091110 | 121407 | 3212517 |
Excess hours of absence per smoker | 8.48 | 9.68 | – |
Wage per hour† | US$6.73 | US$4.98 | – |
Cost of absence | US$177503877 | US$5856148 | US$183360025 |