Wednesday, August 27 2008
Austin, TX – The Association for Women Cigar Smokers and Cigar Research have recently completed their first annual survey of women cigar smokers. The survey was given separately to men and women and the results compared to determine if there were significant differences between the genders. The survey also revealed data regarding the buying and smoking habits of women.
A majority of women respondents indicated that they smoke at a rate of once a week. 67.5% of women spend between $100 and $1000 dollars a year on cigars. Heather Haddad, founder of The Association for Women Cigar Smokers, comments, "This data is very exciting to female cigar smokers because it demonstrates in a tangible way that women are an important demographic. It's our goal to continue to determine the size and scope of this market so that industry will begin to create products with women in mind."
A significant difference between the sexes was discovered in their feelings while smoking cigars. While women responded that they feel powerful (24%), attractive (25%), strong (15%), fun (43%), and rebellious (22%), men, when asked the same question, responded in much lower numbers. Instead, men felt peaceful when smoking cigars (97%), a sentiment that was shared by 76% of women. Women also indicated that their primary motivation for cigar smoking was because they liked the taste of the tobacco. £
The Association of Women Cigar Smokers is a professional organization for women in the cigar industry. The full results of this survey are available to its members. Cigar Research is owned by Colin C. Ganley, and can be found at www.cigarresearch.com.
