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According to the survey conducted in Tbilisi in June of 2018, 34% of citizens are consumers of tobacco. Among them, 29% smokes regularly, 5% only occasionally. According to the results of the same study conducted in the spring of 2017, 31% of adult residents of Tbilisi were consumers of tobacco which demonstrates that the situation has not changed from this point of view. Rate of tobacco consumption is much higher among men (58%) than women (16%), citizens in 35-54 age category consume tobacco most actively.
63% of Tbilisi residents believe that the law on “Tobacco Control” will not reduce consumption of tobacco but the same quantity (64%) give positive evaluation towards new regulations.
The majority (58%) of tobacco consumers smoke more than 15 cigarettes a day and declares that restriction of tobacco consumption in public places did not affect their consumption frequency. Speaking of gender perspective, the difference is significant: 68% of men smoke more than 15 cigarettes a day while only 29% of women consume the same quantity.
**The survey was conducted in Tbilisi among 400 adult residents using random selection technique, on June 2-3, 2018. The statistical margin of error ranges from 3.0% to 6.5%. Utilized research method – FTF interview.
According to the survey results, most of the respondents (43%) are able to have a vacation once a year. It should be noted that a large number of the respondents are unable to have leisure. Among those respondents, 65+ respondents represent the majority (46%). The most popular reason of not being able to have a vacation within Georgia was found to be the lack of money (63%), followed by the lack of time (37%). The reason was the lack of time mostly for the 35-44 year-old respondents (73%), while the 65+ respondents were unable to relax because of lack of money. It is noteworthy, that men (47%) are more likely to not go to holidays due to lack of time than women (30%) while the absence of money hinders women (69%) more than men (57%).
Most of the respondents who manage to have a vacation, prefer seaside resorts (55%). Mountain resorts are almost as popular, which is visited by 44% of the respondents. 36% of the surveyed people visit friends / relatives’ or his/her own village, 65+ respondents doing it the most often (60% of them).
As it turned out, summer is the most optimal time for holidays (94%). Gender and age differences were not revealed in this regard. The number of the families who spend 500-1000 Gel on average for leisure, is the highest among all – 41%. 500 Gel or less is enough for 28% of the surveyed families. 55% of the respondents who travel within Georgia accumulate the budget for the whole year. 25% of the respondents do not need to save money for leisure (men - 33%, women - 20%), while 8% of the holidaymakers need to make a bank loan or an installment in order to collect the required amount.
Today is June first - international children's day – which was founded in November 1949 by Women’s international Democratic Federation and from 1950 is celebrated annually by various countries of the world.
The purpose of this day is to remind that all governments are obliged to ensure the welfare of each child. This implies to exercise the rights of life and health, access to education and appropriate living conditions.
According to the National Statistics Office of Georgia, 56,569 children were born on 2016 and this number is 5% smaller to previous year’s indicator. However, when last 10 years’ data is analyzed, increase in birth rates can be noticed.
