Eligible store sample and reasons for store ineligibility within each wave
2013 (n) | 2014 (n) | 2015 (n) | |
Total store panel | 350 | 350 | 350 |
Stopped selling tobacco | 0 | 4 | 7 |
Closed | 1* | 6 | 10 |
Total eligible for fieldwork | 349 | 340 | 333 |
No price board displayed | 73 | 66 | 58 |
Electronic price board | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Total stores with fixed price boards | 269 | 270 | 269 |
Board alphabetised by brand | 36 | 28 | 34 |
Top-listed product not recorded | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Top-listed price not recorded | 8 | 13 | 10 |
Top-listed product not FMC | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Total stores with FMC product listed at top of the price board | 215 | 224 | 219 |
Top-listed FMC not a single pack | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Total stores with a single FMC product at the top of the price board | 197 | 210 | 205 |
*Temporarily closed at the time of fieldwork and not able to be revisited before end of month.
FMC, factory-made cigarette.