Table 1

Tobacco outlet availability and visibility, and tobacco product visibility per type of tobacco outlet

TotalSupermarketsPetrol stationsSmall outletsHospitalityTobacco specialist
Tobacco outlet availability
 N (%)870 (100)271 (31.1)62 (7.1)303 (34.8)173 (19.9)61 (7.0)
 Per km2 (N)2.20.70.20.80.40.2
 Per 10 000 capita (N)6.21.90.42.21.20.4
 Proximity (metres (SD))309.8417.91003.6559.7751.71420.4
(263.5)(355.4)(614.1)(513.9)(631.8)(1373.1)
Tobacco outlet visibility*
 N (%)690 (79.3)132 (48.7)61 (98.4)287 (94.7)149 (86.1)61 (100)
 Per km2 (N)1.70.30.20.70.40.2
 Per 10 000 capita (N)4.90.90.42.11.10.4
 Proximity (metres (SD))348.6622.11007.2564.0823.51420.4
(305.1)(503.7)(624.0)(512.5)(711.6)(1373.0)
Tobacco product visibility
 Any internal visibility N (%)690 (79.3)132 (48.7)61 (98.4)287 (94.7)149 (86.1)61 (100)
  Visibility tobacco products (%)63.146.196.887.125.491.8
  Visibility of advertisements (%)20.63.38.138.91.273.8
  Vending machines (%)15.43.21.074.01.6
 Any external visibility N (%)439 (50.5)66 (24.4)56 (90.3)232 (76.6)27 (15.6)58 (95.1)
  Visibility tobacco products (%)45.122.190.366.014.585.2
  Visibility of advertisements (%)25.13.03.250.52.383.6
  • Small outlets include newsagents, bookstores, night shops, kiosks, telephone shops and liquor stores, but exclude tobacco specialist shops.

  • *Tobacco outlets with any internal and/or external visibility.