Interview With A Smoker: How Long Have You Smoked?

INTERVIEW WITH A SMOKER
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INTERVIEW WITH A SMOKER
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This interview was conducted with an adult (28 years old) who is a smoker of cigarettes. In order to collect data, sample questions were asked during the interview and responses jotted down. The questions were therefore used as a guide to gaining a full understanding of the smokers with particular focus on their thoughts on tobacco marketing. Detailed responses were collected and a summary completed to give the findings of the interview.
1. When did you begin smoking?
Asked on when the interviewee started smoking, the participant clearly stated that he began smoking in college, thus 4 years ago.
2. How long have you smoked?
I had smoked for close to 4 years.
3. Why did you start smoking and what forced you to stop smoking?
Well according to me, I smoke because I enjoy it. Smoking relaxes me and tastes good too. Right after dinner, I take a cup of coffee and smoke, a feeling that brings heaven down on earth. On other occasions, an ice cold beer would bring the ecstasy of smoking. In many instances, I have always read on newspapers in the effects of smoking to my health. In as much as I had smoked for 4 years, I was worried about my health and stopped this habit.
4. What brand had you been smoking?
My brand had always been Embassy. The cigarate had a woody taste and a smooth feel, causing me to fall in love with this brand.
5. What did you like about smoking?
Smoking to me makes me feel like a gentleman and a highly ranked person. All my cousins and friends smoke and most times I wanted to identify with them and feel the cool of this habit. Smoking therefore made me feel better after eating and at times I can’t explain the exact feeling from this habit.
6. What did you like about smoking?
One thing I liked about smoking remains in the fact that it helped me to manage boredom just to tell the plain truth. The cigarettes made me feel tipsy and they ensured that my nerves were relaxed. On the other hand, smoking made me sleep with ease and without any difficulties.
7. How would you describe the image of the brand you smoked?
Well Embassy was simply packed in a small box that held close to 20 sticks. The packets were branded in a manner that appealed to my desires, given that images of people sitting around a table smoking were made on the packets. Additionally, the packets had an outer cover that made it easier to protect the cigarettes from excessive moisture, an attribute that was not evident in other brands.
8. How did this image appeal to you?
The image primarily appealed to me based on the packaging of the product and contents of the packet. Moreover, the cigarate sticks were designed in a manner that gave you a feeling of smoking by just seeing them.
SMOKING REPORT SUMMARY
According to the findings of the data collected...