Proportion of illicit cigarette consumption from Paraguay*, according to PLS, FTF-householdbrandcigarette, or PDG survey, 2018–2019
City | PLS† | FTF-householdbrandcigarette† | PDG† |
Rio de Janeiro | |||
% of brands from Paraguay | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99.6 (98.8–99.9) |
São Paulo | |||
% of brands from Paraguay | 99.7 (98.9–99.9) | 100.0 | n.a. |
Campo Grande | |||
% of brands from Paraguay | 99.7 (99.5–99.9) | n.avail. | n.a. |
Belo Horizonte | |||
% of brands from Paraguay | 99.6 (97.8–99.9) | n.avail. | n.a. |
João Pessoa | |||
% of brands from Paraguay | 96.8 (94.5–98.2) | n.avail. | n.a. |
*Based on ‘direct observation of the pack’.
†We excluded illicit packs which did not provide information on the country of origin (missing or not visible/legible on the packs): PLS, Rio de Janeiro 3.1%, São Paulo 0.8%, Campo Grande 15.4%, Belo Horizonte 18.6%, and João Pessoa 3.5%; FTF-householdbrandcigarette, Rio de Janeiro, 27.6% and São Paulo, 42.8%; PDG, Rio de Janeiro 1.5%.
FTF, face-to-face household; n.a., not applicable; n.avail., not available; PDG, packs discarded in household garbage; PLS, packs littered in the streets.