Survey respondents' evaluation of the extent to which experience with policy has influenced subsequent research in each of 11 policy areas
| Policy | Extent to which policy experience has influenced subsequent research | ||||
| Little or no effect (0) | Modest effect (1) | Substantial effect (2) | Not sure | Mean (95% CI) | |
| Advertising/promotion bans | 3 | 51 | 41 | 10 | 1.40 (1.29 to 1.51) |
| Clean indoor air laws/policies | 3 | 26 | 66 | 10 | 1.66 (1.56 to 1.77) |
| Illicit trade | 20 | 37 | 14 | 34 | 0.92 (0.78 to 1.05) |
| Media counteradvertising | 12 | 41 | 36 | 16 | 1.27 (1.14 to 1.40) |
| Public education/information | 14 | 46 | 23 | 22 | 1.11 (0.98 to 1.23) |
| School health education | 19 | 41 | 17 | 28 | 0.97 (0.84 to 1.10) |
| Taxation/price | 0 | 35 | 56 | 14 | 1.62 (1.52 to 1.71) |
| Tobacco product regulation | 15 | 33 | 41 | 16 | 1.29 (1.15 to 1.43) |
| Cessation treatment policy | 17 | 35 | 37 | 16 | 1.22 (1.08 to 1.37) |
| Warning labels | 3 | 34 | 59 | 9 | 1.58 (1.48 to 1.69) |
| Youth access laws | 15 | 41 | 30 | 19 | 1.17 (1.04 to 1.31) |