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The following data sources (apart from the questionnaire) were used to score the scale:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\r\n \t- The price of a pack of Marlboro (20 pieces) on 1 January 2005 was based on a Citigroup Smith Barney report.<\/li>\r\n \t
- The price of a pack of 20 cigarettes in the most popular price category on 1 January 2005 was based on the 2005 European Commission report \u2018\u2018Excise duty tables\u2019\u2019<\/li>\r\n \t
- Gross domestic product (GDP) expressed in purchasing power standards (PPS) per capita and GDP in 2004, and country population data on 1 January 2004 were collected from the statistical office of the European Union.<\/li>\r\n \t
- Information on legislation obtained from the correspondents via the questionnaire was discussed and verified at the WHO tobacco legislation database during a visit to the European regional office in July 2005; provisional scores were sent in July 2005 to the 30 country correspondents for comment.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>","hash":"9a3954f0bb6077e0347e9c4b021b8fc0","css":"","js":""}