Table 2

Prevalence (%)* of individuals aged ≥15 years in 18 European countries with complete home smoking ban and that consider useful (quite to very useful) different tobacco control policies, according to different individual-level characteristics

Complete in-home smoking ban (%)% that agree policy is quite or very useful
Free support for smoking cessationRaising the price of cigarettesExtension of smoking ban
Total62.273.455.056.5
Sex
 Men60.271.054.353.8
 Women64.175.755.759.2
Age (years)
 15–2457.977.057.156.1
 25–4462.472.854.655.8
 45–6459.973.553.354.8
 ≥6569.271.757.361.3
Level of education
 Low58.971.151.456.7
 Intermediate62.473.954.955.4
 High69.077.462.858.7
Smoking status
 Current smokers34.067.136.937.7
 Non-smokers72.875.961.863.6
  • PPACTE, 2010.

  • *Prevalence estimates for the overall population were computed weighting each country in proportion to the country specific population aged 15 years or over.

  • PPACTE, Policy And Control of Tobacco in Europe.