Public opinions on tax and retail-based tobacco control strategies

Abstract

While the support level varied between smokers and non-smokers, price and retail-based tobacco control strategies were consistently supported by the public, providing useful information for jurisdictions examining emerging tobacco control strategies.

Effectiveness of Text versus Pictorial Health Warning Labels and Predictors of Support for Plain Packaging of Tobacco Products within the European Union

“…This is consistent with previous findings showing relatively lower support among smokers for several other tobacco control policies such as smoke-free laws and tobacco tax increases [5,12,13,14,15,16]. It is interesting to note that while pictorial warnings were more likely to have elicited a behavioral response among former and current smokers in comparison to text-only warning labels, no significant differences between the two were noted in the context of a cognitive-only response.…”

Opinions About Electronic Cigarette Use in Smoke-Free Areas Among U.S. Adults, 2012

“…Compared to young adults (18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24), older adults aged (45-54), (55-64), and (65+) were significantly less likely to express, an opinion "in favor" (AOR = 0.5, 95% CI = 0.3-0.9), (AOR = 0.5, 95% CI = 0.3-0.9), (AOR = 0.3, 95% CI = 0.1-0.4) than to report, "don't know." Compared to the reference group, individuals who expressed either a supportive or opposing opinion did not significantly differ by gender, race/ethnicity, household income, education level, or U.S. census region ( Table 2).…”

“…9,19 Given the rapid increase in e-cigarette use and the differing perspectives of whether e-cigarette use should be encouraged or discouraged, there is a pressing need to examine public attitudes about allowing the use of e-cigarettes in currently smoke-free areas. The objectives of the current study were to examine public opinion on whether e-cigarette use should be allowed in public areas where smoking is currently prohibited and to examine these opinions by socio-demographic characteristics, cigarette smoking status, e-cigarette awareness, and ever use of e-cigarettes.…”

Believing that certain foods are addictive is associated with support for obesity-related public policies

“…Demographic characteristics and health: Participants provided their age, sex, household income, and education level, and rated how strongly they agreed or disagreed with the following statement, "I care about living a healthy lifestyle" on a Likert scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to A C C E P T E D M A N U S C R I P T ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT 6 5 (strongly agree). Race/ethnicity was measured because of variation in obesity prevalence across racial/ethnic groups, 28 which may affect support for obesity policies.…”

“…1 Similarities between the food and tobacco industries have led public health advocates to point to successful anti-smoking policies as potential strategies for addressing obesity. [2][3][4][5] Restrictions on cigarette advertising and cigarette taxes are largely supported by the American public [6][7][8] and have contributed to a vast reduction in smoking prevalence. [9][10][11] By contrast, similar obesity-related policies, like taxation of sugary drinks, have less public support.…”