Summary of bivariate and multivariate findings
| Sex | Age | Education | Smoking status | Knowledge score | Government responsibility score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001. | ||||||
| Bivariate analysis | ||||||
| The tobacco industry rarely/never tells the truth about the health effects of smoking | * (male) | ns | ns | ** | *** | ns |
| Cigarettes are too dangerous to be sold at all | ** (female) | ns | ns | *** | *** | *** |
| The tobacco industry is mostly/completely responsible for the health problems smokers have because of their smoking | ns | ns | ns | *** | *** | *** |
| The tobacco industry is most responsible for young people starting to smoke | ns | ns | ns | ** | *** | *** |
| Tobacco should be regulated as a hazardous product | *** (female) | ns | ns | *** | *** | *** |
| The tobacco industry should be fined for the money they earn from young people under 19 who smoke | *** (female) | *** (younger) | ns | *** | *** | *** |
| The Ontario government should sue tobacco companies for health care costs caused by tobacco products | ns | ns | ** (more educated) | *** | *** | *** |
| The Ontario government should sue the tobacco companies for the taxes lost because of cigarette smuggling | ns | ns | ns | *** | *** | *** |
| Multivariate analysis | ||||||
| Denormalisation scale | ns | ns | ns | *** | *** | *** |