TableĀ 2

Estimates of attitudes towards and responses to plain packaging for each survey waves, with results from logistic regression analyses predicting each outcome

Never smokers (N=5471)Experimenters/ex-smokers (N=2185)Current smokers (N=1104)
OutcomeYearPer centOR95% CIp ValuePer centOR95% CIp ValuePer centOR95% CIp Value
Support for plain packaging2010600.890.75 to 1.060.172620.620.47 to 0.810.001510.900.62 to 1.290.559
2011550.740.63 to 0.87<0.001490.370.28 to 0.48<0.001360.480.32 to 0.70<0.001
2012560.760.64 to 0.890.001550.480.36 to 0.63<0.001360.450.30 to 0.68<0.001
201363REF70REF54REF
Opposition of plain packaging2010271.201.00 to 1.450.055271.631.19 to 2.220.002421.310.90 to 1.920.160
2011291.311.09 to 1.570.004342.341.72 to 3.18<0.001552.241.52 to 3.30<0.001
2012261.120.93 to 1.340.244281.751.28 to 2.39<0.001481.711.15 to 2.550.008
201322REF19REF37REF
Less likely to smoke due to plain packaging2011110.650.51 to 0.81<0.00180.430.28 to 0.64<0.001n/a
2012100.550.43 to 0.70<0.00190.450.30 to 0.68<0.001
201316REF18REF
Quit-related response2011n/an/a140.320.20 to 0.52<0.001
2012170.390.25 to 0.62<0.001
201334REF
Social denormalisation response2011n/an/a90.240.14 to 0.42<0.001
2012130.380.23 to 0.62<0.001
201328REF
Smoke more2011n/an/a40.740.32 to 1.690.475
201240.840.34 to 2.050.695
20136REF
No impact2011n/an/a672.131.44 to 3.15<0.001
2012611.531.04 to 2.260.031
201348REF
  • %s are weighted.

  • ORs, CIs and p values from logistic regression analyses predicting each outcome from year of interview; covariates include age, sex, state, SES, smoking among friends, household smoking and cigarettes per day (smokers).

  • NSW, New South Wales; QLD, Queensland; SES, Socioeconomic status (based on postal code).