Wave 1 (2005)

ITC South Korean Research Team:

Dr. Hong-Gwan Sea (National Cancer Institute)
Dr. Yoo-Seock Cheong (College of Medicine, Dankook University)
Dr. Seung Kwon Myung (National Cancer Institute)

International Planning Group:

Dr. Ron Borland (The Cancer Council Victoria, Australia)
Associate Professor Dr. Geoff T. Fong (Dept. of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Canada)
Professor Dr. Mary Thompson (Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Canada)
Dr. Christian Boudreau (Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Canada)
Dr. David Hammond (Health Studies and Gerontology, University of Waterloo, Canada)
Dr. Beth Lee (Dept. of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Canada)
Pete Driezen (Population Health Research Group, University of Waterloo, Canada)
Yolanda Dorrington (Population Health Research Group, University of Waterloo, Canada)
Dr. Anne C. K. Quah (Dept. of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Canada)

Funding:

The ITC Policy Evaluation Project and related studies have received funding a support from:

• National Cancer Center, Korea

Main Objectives:

The objectives of the Wave 1 of the ITC South Korea Survey are:

1. To examine patterns of smoking behaviour in South Korea.
   
   This study will continue to provide very detailed information about smokers' quitting behaviour, consumption patterns, and other important aspects of smoking behaviours.
   
   
2. To examine the impact of specific tobacco control policies implemented in South Korea during the next 5 years.
   
   The ITC survey has several sections that are intended to evaluate the impact of specific policies, such as health warning labels on cigarette packs, anti-smoking campaigns, and price/taxation increases.  As a result, the survey will be able to examine to what extent policies change smoking behaviour and attitudes towards smoking.
   
   
3. To continute to compare smoking behaviour and the impact of policies between South Korea and other ITC countries.
   
   The ITC survey is being administrered in 15 other countries.  Because most of the questions are the same, we will be able to compare patterns of smoking and policies in South Korea and each of the 15 other countries.

Sample Size:

1000 adult smokers (19 years of age and older)

The survey is conducted by telephone using random digit dialed methodology to achieve a representative sample of the population of smokers in the country.  Probability sampling methods were used to generate a pool of phone numbers from which Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) staff will call.

Publications:

ITC-South Korea Wave 1 Technical Report

+ South Korea Country Profile