Tobacco control policies in the UK, Canada, the USA and Australia between 2001 and 2015*
| ITC survey wave | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4 | Wave 5 | Wave 6 | Wave 7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| UK | Increase in size of health warnings on cigarette packs; ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and domestic sponsorship | Regulation of point-of-sale advertisements | Mass media expenditure peaked in 2004/2005, dropped to £0 in 2010/2011, then rose again until 2012/2013 | Ban on smoking in indoor public places | Pictorial warnings on 40% of back of cigarette packs | ||||
| Canada | Pictorial health warnings on 50% of front and back of pack | Ban on arts and events sponsorship | Agreement to stop using light/mild descriptors on cigarettes | Ban on retail displays of cigarettes (10 provinces and territories) | Ban on tobacco advertising in most print media | ||||
| USA | 1 state with smoke-free law | 2 states with smoke-free law | 5 states with smoke-free law | 7 states with smoke-free law | Federal excise tax raised to $1.01/pack; FDA given regulatory authority over tobacco products; ban on flavoured cigarettes except menthol; 12 states with smoke-free law | ||||
| Australia | Ban on light/mild descriptors | Health warnings on 30% of front and 90% of back of cigarette packs; Ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces | Bans on smoking in licensed venues (two largest states) | ||||||
| ITC survey wave | Wave 8 | Wave 9 | ||||
| Year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| UK | Increase in tobacco tax to exceed inflation rate; ban on tobacco product placement on TV/on-demand programmes | Ban on tobacco displays in large shops | Ban on tobacco displays in all shops; ban on smoking in private vehicles with children | |||
| Canada | Ban on indoor smoking in all provinces and territories; ban on retail displays in all provinces and territories; ban on flavourings and additives (except menthol) in cigarettes and cigarillos | Ban on smoking in cars with children (9 provinces and territories) | 16 new picture-based health warnings; warning labels cover 75% of front and back of pack; 8 new picture-based messages inside pack; quitline number and web address added to warnings | Ban on smoking in cars with children (10 provinces/territories) | ||
| USA | Ban on sponsorship; ban on light/mild descriptors; cigarettes cannot be sold in packs of <20 | 30 states with smoke-free law | ||||
| Australia | Tobacco taxes increase by 25% | Ban on point-of-sale displays (started at end of 2009, last state implemented ban in 2012) | Plain packaging; graphic warnings cover 75% of front and 90% of back of pack; ban on smoking in cars with children | 12.5% increase in tobacco taxes per year over next 4 years | ||
*Adapted from ‘Timeline of Tobacco Control Policies and ITC Surveys’ available at http://www.ITCproject.org.
FDA, Food and Drug Administration; ITC, International Tobacco Control.