Engelsk titel: Exploring smokers’ opposition to proposed tobacco control strategies
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Författare:
Lund, Marianne
Email: marianne.lund@fhi.no
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 54
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 16123647
Sammanfattning
BACKGROUND: Tobacco control (TC) advocates are searching for new TC strategies to decrease
smoking rates further.
AIMS: The aim of this study is to explore smokers’ opposition to 16 TC strategies, including the
attitudes in the sample as a whole. The results are discussed in relation to the importance of public
versus smoker support, and the need for legitimate TC strategies.
METHODS: An Internet panel with 35,000 registered users was accessed to invite participants to join
a survey on attitudes towards TC strategies. In addition, 1253 participants were recruited directly
from mobile phone lists. Of the 5543 participants recruited, 5250 adults aged 20 years or older were
eligible for analysis. Respondents’ attitudes were measured on a five-point Likert scale, and mean
values, standard deviations and percentages of those who opposed TC regulations were reported.
RESULTS: In the total sample, there was some support for regulating smoking in specific outdoors
areas. Smokers opposed all of the proposed strategies except banning smoking in cars carrying
children, increasing the age limit for purchasing cigarettes and banning smoking at transportation
stops. Smokers seemed to accept regulations that protected others from the health risks of smoking,
but defended their right to smoke in some specific outdoor areas.
CONCLUSIONS: Smokers opposed most of the proposed TC strategies. Smokers’ support may be
more important in TC areas that aim to denormalise smoking and where enforcement is more
complex.