Support for tobacco endgame measures*
| Type of measure | Measure | Total sample n (%, 95% CI) | Tobacco product use n (%) | E-cigarette use n (%) | Dual use n (%) | Non-use n (%) | p Value |
| Product focused | Lowering the nicotine content in tobacco products | (N=1000) | (N=110) | (N=57) | (N=25) | (N=802) | |
| Support | 861 (86.1, 84.0 to 88.2) | 83 (75.5) | 48 (84.2) | 18 (69.2) | 707 (88.2) | <0.001 | |
| No support | 139 (13.9, 11.8 to 16.0) | 27 (24.5) | 9 (15.8) | 8 (30.8) | 95 (11.8) | ||
| Lowering the nicotine content in e-cigarettes | |||||||
| Support | 856 (85.6, 83.4 to 87.8) | 85 (77.3) | 44 (77.2) | 15 (57.7) | 708 (88.3) | <0.001 | |
| No support | 144 (14.4, 12.2 to 16.6) | 25 (22.7) | 13 (22.8) | 11 (42.3) | 94 (11.7) | ||
| Tighter regulation of tobacco products | |||||||
| Support | 790 (79.0, 76.5 to 81.5) | 66 (60.6) | 42 (73.7) | 13 (52.0) | 666 (83.0) | <0.001 | |
| No support | 210 (21.0, 18.5 to 23.5) | 43 (39.4) | 15 (26.3) | 12 (48.0) | 136 (17.0) | ||
| Ban on added chemicals that make cigarettes seem less harsh | |||||||
| Support | 692 (69.2, 66.3 to 72.1) | 64 (58.2) | 38 (66.7) | 14 (56.0) | 573 (71.4) | 0.015 | |
| No support | 308 (30.8, 27.9 to 33.7) | 46 (41.8) | 19 (33.3) | 11 (44.0) | 229 (28.6) | ||
| Requiring individual health warnings on all individual cigarette sticks | |||||||
| Support | 639 (63.9, 60.9 to 66.9) | 50 (45.5) | 34 (59.6) | 13 (52.0) | 540 (67.3) | <0.001 | |
| No support | 361 (36.1, 33.1 to 39.1) | 60 (54.5) | 23 (40.4) | 12 (48.0) | 262 (32.7) | ||
| Banning filters on cigarettes and other combustible tobacco products | |||||||
| Support | 513 (51.3, 48.2 to 54.4) | 39 (35.8) | 19 (33.3) | 9 (34.6) | 445 (55.5) | <0.001 | |
| No support | 487 (48.7, 45.6 to 51.8) | 70 (64.2) | 38 (66.7) | 17 (65.4) | 357 (44.5) | ||
| Institutional structure focused | Requiring tobacco companies to pay the state for the health costs due to tobacco-related harm | ||||||
| Support | 784 (78.4, 75.9 to 81.0) | 68 (62.4) | 33 (57.9) | 12 (46.2) | 666 (83.0) | <0.001 | |
| No support | 216 (21.6, 19.1 to 24.2) | 41 (37.6) | 24 (42.1) | 14 (53.8) | 136 (17.0) | ||
| Banning tobacco industry representatives meeting with government | |||||||
| Support | 522 (52.2, 49.1 to 55.3) | 51 (46.8) | 27 (47.4) | 12 (48.0) | 429 (53.5) | 0.471 | |
| No support | 478 (47.8, 44.7 to 50.9) | 58 (53.2) | 30 (52.6) | 13 (52.0) | 373 (46.5) | ||
| User focused | Ban on smoking tobacco products in public places | ||||||
| Support | 643 (64.3, 61.3 to 67.3) | 31 (28.2) | 25 (43.1) | 13 (50.0) | 570 (71.1) | <0.001 | |
| No support | 357 (35.7, 32.7 to 38.7) | 79 (71.8) | 33 (56.9) | 13 (50.0) | 232 (28.9) | ||
| Supply focused | Complete phase-out of tobacco product sales | ||||||
| Support | 828 (82.8, 80.5 to 85.1) | 73 (66.4) | 46 (80.7) | 21 (84.0) | 686 (85.5) | <0.001 | |
| No support | 172 (17.2, 14.9 to 19.5) | 37 (33.6) | 11 (19.3) | 4 (16.0) | 116 (14.5) | ||
| Requiring tobacco retailers to display information encouraging users to quit | |||||||
| Support | 819 (81.9, 79.5 to 84.3) | 74 (67.3) | 51 (89.5) | 20 (76.9) | 672 (83.8) | <0.001 | |
| No support | 181 (18.1, 15.7 to 20.5) | 36 (32.7) | 6 (10.5) | 6 (23.1) | 130 (16.2) | ||
| Banning tobacco product sales near playgrounds, schools and universities | |||||||
| Support | 782 (78.2, 75.6 to 80.8) | 76 (69.1) | 43 (75.4) | 17 (65.4) | 645 (80.4) | 0.015 | |
| No support | 218 (21.8, 19.2 to 24.4) | 34 (30.9) | 14 (24.6) | 9 (34.6) | 157 (19.6) | ||
| Supply focused | Raising the minimum legal age for purchasing tobacco products to 21 years (Tobacco 21) | ||||||
| Support | 706 (70.6, 67.8 to 73.4) | 66 (60.0) | 43 (75.4) | 15 (57.7) | 581 (72.4) | 0.018 | |
| No support | 294 (29.4, 26.6 to 32.2) | 44 (40.0) | 14 (24.6) | 11 (42.3) | 221 (27.6) | ||
| Restricting e-cigarette sales to over-the-counter sales in pharmacies | |||||||
| Support | 643 (64.3, 61.3 to 67.3) | 56 (51.4) | 16 (28.1) | 13 (50.0) | 554 (69.1) | <0.001 | |
| No support | 357 (35.7, 32.7 to 38.7) | 53 (48.6) | 41 (71.9) | 13 (50.0) | 248 (30.9) | ||
| Allowing tobacco sales in a limited number of specially licenced shops | |||||||
| Support | 630 (63.0, 60.0 to 66.0) | 37 (33.6) | 29 (50.9) | 11 (42.3) | 550 (68.6) | <0.001 | |
| No Support | 370 (37.0, 34.0 to 40.0) | 73 (66.4) | 28 (49.1) | 15 (57.7) | 252 (31.4) | ||
| Tax increases of 20%+ per year until <5% of the population smoke | |||||||
| Support | 596 (59.6, 56.6 to 62.6) | 29 (26.6) | 20 (34.5) | 7 (26.9) | 539 (67.2) | <0.001 | |
| No support | 404 (40.4, 37.4 to 43.4) | 80 (73.4) | 38 (65.5) | 19 (73.1) | 263 (32.8) | ||
| Reducing the number of places selling tobacco products by 95% | |||||||
| Support | 589 (58.9, 55.9 to 62.0) | 36 (33.0) | 29 (50.9) | 8 (32.0) | 513 (64.0) | <0.001 | |
| No support | 411 (41.1, 38.1 to 44.2) | 73 (67.0) | 28 (49.1) | 17 (68.0) | 289 (36.0) | ||
| ‘Tobacco-Free Generation’ policy | |||||||
| Support | 560 (56.0, 52.9 to 59.1) | 43 (39.1) | 24 (42.1) | 10 (40.0) | 480 (59.9) | <0.001 | |
| No support | 440 (44.0, 40.9 to 47.1) | 67 (60.9) | 33 (57.9) | 15 (60.0) | 322 (40.1) | ||
| Restricting tobacco product sales to restricted hours of the day | |||||||
| Support | 501 (50.1, 47.0 to 53.2) | 30 (27.3) | 24 (41.4) | 7 (28.0) | 437 (54.5) | <0.001 | |
| No support | 499 (49.9, 46.8 to 53.0) | 80 (72.7) | 34 (58.6) | 18 (72.0) | 365 (45.5) | ||
| Requiring workers that sell tobacco to undergo training to provide quitting advice | |||||||
| Support | 459 (45.9, 42.8 to 49.0) | 40 (36.4) | 31 (54.4) | 9 (34.6) | 377 (47.1) | 0.059 | |
| No support | 541 (54.1, 51.0 to 57.2) | 70 (63.6) | 26 (45.6) | 17 (65.4) | 424 (52.9) | ||
| Restricting e-cigarette sales to prescription-only access | |||||||
| Support | 432 (43.2, 40.1 to 46.3) | 38 (34.9) | 15 (26.3) | 8 (32.0) | 368 (45.9) | 0.004 | |
| No support | 568 (56.8, 53.7 to 59.9) | 71 (65.1) | 42 (73.7) | 17 (68.0) | 433 (54.1) | ||
| Tobacco user-licence | |||||||
| Support | 403 (40.3, 37.3 to 43.4) | 33 (30.0) | 20 (35.1) | 12 (48.0) | 334 (41.6) | 0.082 | |
| No support | 597 (59.7, 56.7 to 62.7) | 77 (70.0) | 37 (64.9) | 13 (52.0) | 468 (58.4) |
Use: includes daily and occasional use; Tobacco product use: currently used smoked tobacco products but not e-cigarettes; E-cigarette use: currently used e-cigarettes but not smoked tobacco products; Dual use: currently used both smoked tobacco products and e-cigarettes; Non-use: did not currently use smoked tobacco products or e-cigarettes.
*Results are weighted and may not sum to totals.