Smoking has been an issue in Indonesia for a long time. Based on World Bank (2000), Indonesia has one of the highest prevalence of smoking in Asia. Based on the Indonesian Socio-Economic Survey (Susenas) in 2017, the number of active smokers in Indonesia has reached 21.38 percent of the Indonesian population (from 21 percent in 2016) which may stem from the affordability of cigarettes in Indonesia (Qian, Li, & Zheng, 2015). In terms of age cohort, in 1993, the number of smokers from age 11 to 20 was at a very low point (1.77%). However, over the last two decades, the number of smokers from age 11 to 20 have significantly increased to 7.7%.
