Public Support for Graphic Health Warning Labels in the U.S

Background In 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was required to mandate that graphic health warning labels be placed on cigarette packages and advertisements. Purpose To assess public support in the U.S. for graphic health warning labels from 2007 to 2012. Methods Data from 17,498 responde...

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Published in:American journal of preventive medicine 2015, Vol.48 (1), p.89-92
Main Authors: Kamyab, Kian, BA, Nonnemaker, James M., PhD, Farrelly, Matthew C., PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adults
Advertising as Topic - legislation & jurisprudence
Attitude to Health
Consumer Health Information - legislation & jurisprudence
Consumer Health Information - methods
Data Collection - methods
Government Regulation
Humans
Internal Medicine
Labels
Product Labeling - legislation & jurisprudence
Public Opinion
Smoking
Smoking - adverse effects
Smoking - legislation & jurisprudence
Smoking Prevention
Surveys
Tobacco Products - adverse effects
United States
United States Food and drug administration
United States Food and Drug Administration - legislation & jurisprudence
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Summary:Background In 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was required to mandate that graphic health warning labels be placed on cigarette packages and advertisements. Purpose To assess public support in the U.S. for graphic health warning labels from 2007 to 2012. Methods Data from 17,498 respondents from 13 waves of the National Adult Tobacco Survey, a list-assisted random-digit-dial survey, were used. Overall support for graphic health warning labels, as well as support by smoking status, and by sociodemographics and smoker characteristics are estimated. Analyses were conducted in 2014. Results Since 2007, a majority of the public overall has been in favor of labels. Support increased significantly among the public overall and among non-smokers from 2007 through 2009 ( p
ISSN:0749-3797
1873-2607
DOI:10.1016/j.amepre.2014.07.032