Have you experienced/do you think that other members of the tobacco control community have experienced…, and how frequently*? (n=23) | ||||||
I have experienced it. | Other members of the tobacco control community in your country have experienced it. | I or another member has experienced it. | WHO regions | |||
Public discreditation—social media | 10 (43%) | Frequently: 3 Sometimes: 4 | 12 (52%) | Frequently: 5 Sometimes: 7 | 14 (61%) | Five |
Public discreditation—traditional media | 9 (39%) | Frequently: 3 Sometimes: 6 | 12 (52%) | Frequently: 6 Sometimes: 6 | 12 (52%) | Four |
Public discreditation—other (eg, statements on the website) | 9 (39%) | Frequently: 3 Sometimes: 5 | 10 (43%) | Frequently: 3 Sometimes: 5 | 11 (48%) | Four |
Legal threats or attacks | 5 (21%) | Frequently: 1 Sometimes: 3 | 9 (39%) | Frequently: 4 Sometimes: 3 | 11 (48%) | Four |
Non-anonymous intimidating messages | 6 (26%) | Frequently: 1 Sometimes: 3 | 9 (39%) | Frequently: 1 Sometimes: 4 | 10 (43%) | Five |
Anonymous intimidating messages | 6 (26%) | Frequently: 1 Sometimes: 2 | 8 (34%) | Frequently: 2 Sometimes: 6 | 9 (39%) | Four |
Cyberattacks | 4 (17%) | Frequently: 2 Sometimes: 1 | 8 (34%) | Frequently: 1 Sometimes: 2 | 8 (34%) | Four |
Physical violence/intimidation | 2 (9%) | Frequently: 0 Sometimes: 2 | 4 (17%) | Frequently: 1 Sometimes: 1 | 4 (17%) | Three |
Theft/burglary | 2 (9%) | Frequently: 0 Sometimes: 1 | 3 (13%) | Frequently: 0 Sometimes: 1 | 3 (13%) | Three |
Other:† spying/surveillance | 2 (9%) | 2 (9%) | 2 (9%) | Two | ||
Other:† anonymous complaint to the employer | 2 (9%) | 0 | 2 (9%) | One | ||
Other:† disseminating false information about individual/organisation among policy makers/in hearings | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) | 2 (9%) | Two | ||
Other:† complaint against the organisation to controlling authority | 0 | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) | One |
*The participants were provided with the following options: All the time, Frequently, Sometimes, Rarely, Never, Prefer not to say/I don’t know. ‘All the time’ remained unused.
†These forms have been identified on the basis of responses to open-ended questions.