Table 2

Adjusted linear regression analysis examining the association between each component of the TCS in 2007 and the smoking prevalence of 2014 in 27 EU countries

Prevalence 2014PricePublic places bansInformationAdvertising bansHealth warningsTreatment
ß (SE)ß (SE)ß (SE)ß (SE)ß (SE)ß (SE)
R2
Total0.060 (0.249)−0.263 (0.249)0.006 (0.446)−0.630 (0.537)−1.095 (0.522)−0.444 (0.556)0.2893
 P value0.8120.3040.9900.2540.7320.4340.279
Sex
 Male−0.090 (0.356)−0.291 (0.358)−0.121 (0.639)−0.551 (0.769)−2.641 (2.408)−0.872 0.796)0.3111
 P value0.8040.4260.8520.4820.2860.2860.227
 Female0.210 (0.220)−0.236 (0.220)0.133 (0.394)−0.709 (0.474)0.451 (1.484)−0.015 (0.491)0.2300
 P value0.3520.2970.7400.1510.7640.9760.455
  • EU, European Union; TCS, Tobacco Control Scale.