Average opinions about tobacco policies: selected items, both rounds
| Item | First round (n = 30) | Second round (n = 30) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | % Positive 3-151 | Mean | SD | % Positive 3-151 | ||
| Clean indoor air | |||||||
| Guarantee smoke-free environments for children | 3.2 | 0.8 | 83.33-150 | NA | NA | NA | |
| Ban tobacco on school property | 3.1 | 0.9 | 76.7 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 96.73-150 | |
| Smoking cessation | |||||||
| Make effective cessation programmes available | 3.2 | 0.7 | 90.03-150 | NA | NA | NA | |
| Youth access | |||||||
| Ban cigarette vending machines | 3.1 | 0.8 | 80.03-150 | NA | NA | NA | |
| Require merchants keep tobacco behind counter | 3.0 | 1.0 | 70.0 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 83.33-150 | |
| Prohibit sale of single cigarettes | 2.9 | 1.0 | 72.4 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 82.83-150 | |
| Revoke licences of tobacco retailers who sell to minors | 2.9 | 0.7 | 73.3 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 76.73-150 | |
| Marketing | |||||||
| Restrict distribution of tobacco promotional items | 2.9 | 0.8 | 73.3 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 96.73-150 | |
| Restrict point-of-sale advertising | 2.8 | 0.8 | 63.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 86.73-150 | |
| Excise taxes | |||||||
| Increase tax for farm diversification | 2.9 | 0.7 | 76.73-150 | NA | NA | NA | |
| Tax all tobacco products at the same rate | 2.8 | 0.8 | 66.7 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 86.73-150 | |
| Impose a tax on smokeless products | 2.6 | 0.7 | 63.3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 83.33-150 | |
| Double tax on cigarettes to $0.06 per pack | NA | NA | NA | 2.9 | 0.7 | 83.33-150 | |
| Litigation | |||||||
| Should sue to recover tobacco-related healthcare costs | 2.5 | 0.9 | 50.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 43.3 | |
| Likely to sue tobacco companies for Medicaid costs | 2.2 | 1.0 | 33.3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 33.3 | |
| Tobacco farming | |||||||
| Develop alternative agricultural enterprises | 3.7 | 0.4 | 100.03-150 | NA | NA | NA | |
| Require tobacco companies to contribute to reinvestment fund | 2.7 | 0.7 | 70.0 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 90.03-150 | |