Table 3

Multivariate associations between proposed tobacco control support scales and several explanatory variables; coefficients and p values from multiple linear regressions

	Voters†		Tobacco industry†		Other interest groups†
Independent variables	Coefficient	p Value	Coefficient	p Value	Coefficient	p Value
†For all regression analyses, n=549.
‡Compared to Liberals.
NS, not significant at p=0.05; p<0.05; p<0.01; **p<0.001.
The Liberal Party was the comparison category for the political party indicator variables because it is the largest group and also is considered a “centre” party on the ideological spectrum.
Political factors
New Democrat‡	0.01	NS	0.26	**	0.31	***
Progressive Conservative‡	0.02	NS	−0.11	NS	−0.25	**
Reform‡	0.17	NS	−0.05	NS	−0.15	NS
Other party‡	0.07	NS	0.29	*	0.08	NS
Government minister	0.19	*	0.11	NS	0.14	NS
Health promotion ideology scale	0.11	**	0.19	***	0.23	***
Too much private sector regulation	−0.14	*	−0.09	NS	−0.03	NS
Personal characteristics
Sex (female=1, male=0)	0.16	*	−0.11	NS	−0.05	NS
Tobacco experiences
Smoker	−0.28	***	−0.22	*	−0.14	*
Family death from smoking	0.06	NS	0.06	NS	0.12	*
Tobacco knowledge
Second hand smoke can cause cancer	0.37	***	0.07	NS	0.16	NS
Most smokers are addicted	0.17	NS	0.15	NS	0.07	NS
More tobacco v alcohol deaths	0.17	**	0.24	***	0.15	**
Interest group saliency
Tobacco industry presence	−0.17	NS	−0.03	NS	−0.06	NS
Receptive to more medical association contact	0.12	*	0.07	NS	0.12	*