Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients (rsp) and 95% CI between TCS scores in 2007 (overall and individually for its six components) and smoking prevalence in 2014 in total and by sex and age groups
| Prevalence 2014 | TCS | Price | Public places bans | Information | Advertising bans | Health warnings | Treatment |
| Total | −0.444 (−0.705 to –0.077) | −0.181 (−0.525 to 0.213) | −0.439 (−0.702 to 0.070) | −0.272 (−0.591 to 0.121) | −0.330 (−0.631 to 0.057) | −0.414 (−0.686 to –0.040) | −0.323 (−0.626 to 0.064) |
| P value | 0.020 | 0.365 | 0.022 | 0.170 | 0.093 | 0.032 | 0.100 |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | −0.512 (−0.746 to –0.163) | −0.279 (−0.596 to 0.113) | −0.416 (−0.687 to –0.043) | −0.413 (−0.685 to –0.039) | −0.331 (−0.631 to 0.057) | −0.419 (−0.631 to –0.047) | −0.394 (−0.673 to –0.117) |
| P value | 0.006 | 0.159 | 0.031 | 0.032 | 0.092 | 0.029 | 0.042 |
| Female | −0.207 (−0.544 to 0.188) | 0.130 (−0.263 to 0.486) | −0.382 (−0.666 to –0.003) | 0.015 (−0.367 to 0.393) | −0.245 (−0.572 to 0.149) | −0.211 (−0.547 to 0.184) | −0.098 (−0.461 to 0.293) |
| P value | 0.300 | 0.517 | 0.049 | 0.940 | 0.218 | 0.291 | 0.628 |
| Age (years) | |||||||
| 15–24 | −0.287 (−0.602 to –0.104) | −0.094 (−0.458 to 0.297) | −0.112 (−0.472 to 0.280) | −0.501 (−0.740 to –0.149) | −0.238 (−0.567 to 0.156) | −0.191 (−0.532 to 0.204) | −0.300 (−0.610 to 0.091) |
| P value | 0.146 | 0.642 | 0.579 | 0.008 | 0.340 | 0.524 | 0.129 |
| 25–34 | −0.414 (−0.686 to –0.040) | −0.148 (−0.500 to 0.246) | −0.358 (−0.650 to 0.026) | −0.325 (−0.628 to 0.062) | −0.300 (−0.610 to 0.091) | −0.217 (−0.551 to 0.178) | −0.394 (−0.673 to –0.017) |
| P value | 0.032 | 0.461 | 0.067 | 0.098 | 0.129 | 0.278 | 0.042 |
| 35–44 | −0.288 (−0.602 to 0.103) | 0.011 (−0.371 to 0.389) | −0.377 (−0.662 to 0.004) | −0.069 (−0.438 to 0.319) | −0.178 (-0.523 to –0.216) | −0.230 (−0.561 to 0.165) | −0.354 (-0.647 to 0.030) |
| P value | 0.145 | 0.957 | 0.053 | 0.731 | 0.373 | 0.250 | 0.070 |
| 45–54 | −0.357 (−0.649 to 0.027) | −0.195 (−0.535 to 0.200) | −0.378 (−0.663 to 0.002) | −0.157 (−0.506 to 0.238) | −0.183 (−0.527 to 0.211) | −0.377 (−0.662 to 0.004) | −0.291 (−0.604 to 0.100) |
| P value | 0.068 | 0.329 | 0.052 | 0.436 | 0.360 | 0.053 | 0.141 |
| 55–64 | −0.338 (−0.636 to 0.048) | −0.192 (−0.533 to 0.203) | −0.287 (−0.601 to 0.105) | −0.246 (−0.572 to 0.148) | −0.271 (−0.591 to 0.121) | −0.351 (−0. 645 to 0.033) | −0.183 (−0.526 to 0.212) |
| P value | 0.085 | 0.337 | 0.147 | 0.216 | 0.171 | 0.073 | 0.361 |
| >65 | −0.355 (−0.647 to 0.029) | −0.148 (−0.500 to 0.246) | −0.293 (−0.605 to 0.098) | −0.263 (−0.584 to 0.130) | −0.393 (−0.672 to –0.015) | −0.169 (−0.516 to 0.225) | 0.003 (−0.377 to 0.383) |
| P value | 0.070 | 0.462 | 0.139 | 0.186 | 0.043 | 0.399 | 0.987 |
TCS, Tobacco Control Scale.