Prevalence of tobacco product boards and tobacco-related signage at the point-of-sale of Melbourne retailers, 2013–2015
| Nov 2013 % | May 2014 % | Nov 2014 % | May 2015 % | Nov 2015 % | OR for linear trend (95% CI), p value | |
| Eligible sample | n=349 | n=343 | n=340 | n=338 | n=333 | |
| Tobacco product board present | 79.7 | 81.1 | 81.5 | 83.1 | 82.9 | 1.07 (0.97 to 1.17), p=0.185 |
| Any tobacco-related signage | 94.0 | 96.8 | 98.5 | 99.1 | 97.9 | 1.51 (1.20 to 1.90), p<0.001 |
| ‘We Sell Tobacco Here’ signage | 40.1 | 43.7 | 61.8 | 66.6 | 84.1 | 1.65 (1.53 to 1.79), p<0.001 |
| Other tobacco-related signage* | 90.0 | 91.0 | 91.8 | 92.3 | 89.2 | 1.00 (0.89 to 1.12), p=0.967 |
| Only ‘We Sell Tobacco Here’ signs | 4.0 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 1.19 (1.04 to 1.37), p=0.014 |
*Other than ‘We Sell Tobacco Here’ signs, including ‘We do not sell tobacco to U/18s’ and text and graphic health warning posters.