A National Survey of Public Support for Restrictions on Youth Access to Tobacco

A national telephone survey was conducted to measure public support for seven proposals to restrict youth access to tobacco products, including increases in the cigarette excise tax. A random digit dialing survey, using computer‐assisted telephone interviews and a two‐stage Mitofsky‐Waksberg design,...

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Published in:The Journal of school health 1994-10, Vol.64 (8), p.314-317
Main Authors: Bailey, William J., Crowe, James W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Advertising
Aged
Child
Children
Data Collection - methods
Female
Fines (Penalties)
Health Behavior
Humans
Legal Procedures
Male
Middle Aged
National Surveys
Nursing
Prevention
Public Health
Public Opinion
Public Policy
Smoking
Smoking - legislation & jurisprudence
Smoking and youth
Smoking cessation
Smoking cessation programs
Smoking Prevention
Taxes
Telephone
Telephone Surveys
Tobacco
Tobacco Industry
Youth smoking
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Summary:A national telephone survey was conducted to measure public support for seven proposals to restrict youth access to tobacco products, including increases in the cigarette excise tax. A random digit dialing survey, using computer‐assisted telephone interviews and a two‐stage Mitofsky‐Waksberg design, was used to generate and replace telephone numbers and to select individuals from within households. More than 94% of respondents believed cigarette smoking by children and adolescents to be a “very serious” or “somewhat serious” problem. Most respondents expressed support for all the proposed measures to restrict youth access to tobacco products (fines for sellers, fines for youthful violators, licensing of all tobacco vendors, restrictions on cigarette vending machines, ban on sponsorship of youth‐oriented events, and ban on all tobacco advertising), and for increases in the cigarette excise tax.
ISSN:0022-4391
1746-1561
DOI:10.1111/j.1746-1561.1994.tb03318.x