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Germany ratified the FCTC in December 2004. The ITC Germany Project launched its first wave of surveys in 2007. Wave 2 was conducted in 2009 with a focus on evaluating stat-level smoke-free laws in pubs, bars, and restaurants.
Country Profile:
| Capital City | Berlin |
| Population (2007 estimate) | 82,400,996 |
| Life expectancy (2005 estimate) | Men: 76 years, Women: 82 years |
| Healthy life expectancy (2005 estimate) | Men: 70 years, Women: 74 years |
| Ethnic groups | German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Coatian, Spanish) |
| GDP per capita (2005) | $29,210 |
| Median age (2007) | 43 years |
| Literacy | 99% |
Smoking Prevalence and Related Costs:
- 33.9% of males and 26.1% of females over the age of 15 smoke daily
- Taxation accounted for 76% of the retail price of cigarettes in 2008
Smoking Policies:
- National television and radio ban
- As of September 1, 2007, smoking was banned in German Federal Buildings and all modes of public transport (buses, taxis, and airports)
- Patchwork of state-level smoke-free policies in 16 States impemented from August 2007 to July 2008 under revision
- Bavaria to ban smoking in clubs, bars, restaurants, cafes, and beer tents as of Aug. 1, 2010 (Oktoberfest as of 2011)
ITC Researchers:
Martina Pötschke-Langer, Principal Investigator
Ute Mons, Co-Investigator
Germany Technical Report Wave 1 and 2
Germany Contact Information
Lorraine Craig, Project Manager. Email: lvcraig@uwaterloo.ca
Ute Mons, Co-Investigator. Email: u.mons@dfkz-heidelberg.de
ITC Affiliated Institutions:
Sources: WHO Website country profiles, WHO MPower Report (2008)
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