SPI scale | Australia | Hong Kong | Netherlands | South Africa | United Kingdom | United States |
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Advertising and promotion | ||||||
Ban tobacco ads in electronic broadcast media | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes |
Ban tobacco ads in print media | Yes | No | Partial | No | No | Partial |
Ban billboard ads | Yes | Partial | No | No | No | No |
Ban free samples and promotional items | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Partial |
Ban tobacco sponsorship of sports events | Yes | Partial | No | No | No | No |
Ban smokeless tobacco | Yes | No | No | No | No | Partial |
Ban tobacco promotion in public cinema | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Partial |
Public education | ||||||
Health warnings on cigarettes packs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Health warnings on advertising | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Strong anti-tobacco health promotion | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | Partial | Yes |
Laws and penalties | ||||||
Minimum age-of-purchase laws | Yes | Yes | No | No | Partial | Yes |
Strong enforcement of penalties for sales to minors | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Partial |
Limits on pack size, including number of cigarettes per pack | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Taxes and fees | ||||||
Federal excise tax on tobacco | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Tax increases intended to decrease smoking | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | Yes | Partial |
Environmental restrictions | ||||||
Restaurants | Partial | Yes | Partial | No | Partial | Partial |
Hospitals and medical care facilities | Yes | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial |
Public transportation | Yes | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | Yes |
Workplaces | Yes | Partial | Partial | No | Partial | Partial |
Schools | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | Yes | Yes |
Yes = legislation or regulation is fully in effect.
No = legislation or regulation is not in effect.
Partial = policy only partially implemented throughout country.
SPI = Smoking Policy Inventory.