Mean importance and predictors of importance (on a scale from 1 (‘not at all important’) to 7 (‘very important’))
| Characteristic | N (%) | Mean score (SD) | Difference in mean importance scores (95% CI) | |
| Unadjusted mean difference | Adjusted mean difference* | |||
| All retailers with known sell status | 646 (100.0) | 4.79 (1.97) | ||
| Retailer type | ||||
| Convenience store/general store | 180 (27.9) | 5.23 (1.73) | ref. | ref. |
| Grocery stores, fruit and veg stores | 259 (40.1) | 5.56 (1.55) | 0.33 (0.00 to 0.66) | 0.37 (0.00 to 0.74) |
| Newsagent/post office | 191 (29.6) | 3.48 (1.94) | −1.75 (-2.11 to -1.40) | −1.75 (-2.14 to -1.36) |
| Accommodation | 16 (2.5) | 2.88 (1.86) | −2.36 (-3.25 to -1.47) | −2.25 (-3.16 to -1.34) |
| P value | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| Socioeconomic status (SES) of location | ||||
| 1-Lowest SES | 145 (22.4) | 4.97 (1.92) | ref. | ref. |
| 2 | 163 (25.2) | 4.89 (2.05) | −0.08 (-0.52 to 0.36) | −0.07 (-0.47 to 0.32) |
| 3 | 117 (18.1) | 4.61 (1.99) | −0.37 (-0.85 to 0.12) | −0.35 (-0.79 to 0.08) |
| 4 | 95 (14.7) | 4.82 (1.94) | −0.15 (-0.66 to 0.36) | −0.27 (-0.76 to 0.22) |
| 5-Highest SES | 126 (19.5) | 4.59 (1.92) | −0.39 (-0.86 to 0.09) | −0.41 (-0.90 to 0.09) |
| P value | 0.393 | 0.378 | ||
| P trend | 0.095 | 0.069 | ||
| Remoteness | ||||
| Major city | 250 (38.7) | 4.85 (1.95) | ref. | ref. |
| Inner regional area | 234 (36.2) | 4.63 (2.03) | −0.22 (-0.57 to 0.13) | −0.38 (-0.77 to 0.00) |
| Outer regional area | 117 (18.1) | 5.04 (1.89) | 0.19 (-0.24 to 0.63) | −0.18 (-0.64 to 0.28) |
| Remote area | 34 (5.3) | 4.38 (1.95) | −0.47 (-1.17 to 0.24) | −1.06 (-1.75 to -0.37) |
| Very remote | 11 (1.7) | 5.36 (1.91) | 0.52 (-0.67 to 1.71) | −0.50 (-1.61 to 0.61) |
| P value | 0.174 | 0.025 | ||
| P trend | 0.896 | 0.029 | ||
| No of staff | ||||
| 1 | 113 (17.5) | 4.60 (2.01) | ref. | ref. |
| 2 | 206 (31.9) | 4.69 (1.99) | 0.09 (-0.36 to 0.54) | 0.19 (-0.22 to 0.60) |
| 3–4 | 220 (34.1) | 4.71 (1.98) | 0.11 (-0.33 to 0.56) | −0.19 (-0.62 to 0.24) |
| 5+ | 106 (16.4) | 5.31 (1.79) | 0.71 (0.19 to 1.23) | 0.02 (-0.50 to 0.54) |
| Don’t know/can’t say | 1 (0.2) | 7.00 (0.00) | n/a | n/a |
| P value | 0.013 | 0.188 | ||
| P trend | 0.013 | 0.651 | ||
| Distance to nearest tobacco retailer | ||||
| Less than 100 m | 235 (36.4) | 4.39 (2.06) | ref. | ref. |
| 100–199 m | 73 (11.3) | 4.88 (1.96) | 0.49 (-0.02 to 1.00) | 0.48 (0.02 to 0.94) |
| 200–499 m | 80 (12.4) | 4.75 (1.96) | 0.36 (-0.13 to 0.86) | 0.27 (-0.18 to 0.71) |
| 500–999 m | 65 (10.1) | 4.92 (1.91) | 0.54 (0.00 to 1.07) | 0.06 (-0.43 to 0.55) |
| 1000 m (1 km) or more | 190 (29.4) | 5.18 (1.79) | 0.80 (0.42 to 1.17) | 0.24 (-0.14 to 0.61) |
| Don’t know/can’t say | 3 (0.5) | 7.00 (0.00) | n/a | n/a |
| P value | 0.001 | 0.262 | ||
| P trend | <0.001 | 0.517 | ||
| State | ||||
| WA (annual licence fee) | 103 (15.9) | 5.10 (1.71) | ref. | ref. |
| VIC (no fee or listing requirement) | 182 (28.2) | 4.75 (2.01) | −0.35 (-0.83 to 0.13) | −0.38 (-0.84 to 0.09) |
| NSW (one-off listing requirement) | 361 (55.9) | 4.72 (2.01) | −0.38 (-0.81 to 0.05) | −0.28 (-0.71 to 0.15) |
| P value | 0.150 | 0.280 | ||
n/a, not applicable; NSW, New South Wales; VIC, Victoria; WA, Western Australia.