Attitudes towards Potential New Tobacco Control Regulations among U.S. Adults
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data Sources
2.2. Measures
2.2.1. Policy Attitudes
2.2.2. Individual Factors
2.2.3. State-Level Factors
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Sample Characteristics
3.2. Variable Associations with Attitudes towards Potential New Tobacco Regulations
3.2.1. Attitudes towards Banning Menthol in Cigarettes
3.2.2. Attitudes towards Reducing Nicotine in Cigarettes
3.2.3. Attitudes towards Banning Candy/Fruit Flavors in E-Cigarettes
3.2.4. Attitudes towards Banning Candy/Fruit Flavors in Cigarillos and Little Cigars
4. Discussion
Strengths and Limitations
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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N | % | Mean | SE | |
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Gender | ||||
Female | 2164 | 51.1 | ||
Male | 2069 | 48.9 | ||
Race | ||||
White | 2980 | 73.0 | ||
Non-white | 1252 | 29.6 | ||
Latino | 543 | 12.8 | ||
Living below poverty line | 680 | 16.1 | ||
<HS Education | 1692 | 40.0 | ||
Age (Range: 18–95 years of age) | 47.02 | 0.53 | ||
Smoking Behavior | ||||
Smoker | 746 | 17.6 | ||
Nonsmoker | 3487 | 82.4 | ||
Trust in gov’t (Scale: 0 to 5) | 1.99 | 0.03 | ||
Knowledge of FDA as tobacco regulator (Scale: 0 to 3) | 1.35 | 0.03 | ||
Credibility of FDA as tobacco regulator (Scale: 0 to 8) | 4.67 | 0.06 | ||
Exposed to tobacco control messages | 1555 | 36.7 | ||
State adult smoking prevalence (Range: 9.7–26.7%) | 17.5 | 0.08 | ||
State cigarette excise tax (Range: $0.17–$4.35) | ||||
Low | 808 | 19.1 | ||
Medium | 1370 | 32.4 | ||
High | 2054 | 48.5 |
Yes | No | Don’t Know | |
---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Ban menthol from cigarettes? | 1416 (33.5%) | 2083 (61.9%) | 734 (17.3%) |
Reduce nicotine in cigarettes? | 3005 (71.0%) | 1040 (24.6%) | 188 (4.4%) |
Ban candy and fruit-flavored e-cigarettes? | 2305 (54.4%) | 1748 (41.3%) | 180 (4.3%) |
Ban candy and fruit-flavored little cigars/cigarillos? | 2388 (56.4%) | 1682 (39.7%) | 163 (3.8%) |
Ban Menthol in Cigarettes | Reduce Nicotine in Cigarettes | Ban Candy/FF E-Cigs | Ban Candy/FF LCC | |||||||||
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AOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | |||||
Individual | ||||||||||||
Female | 1.26 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 2.14 * | 1.66 | 2.78 | 1.67 * | 1.34 | 2.08 | 1.84 * | 1.47 | 2.30 |
Non-white | 1.43 * | 1.08 | 1.88 | 1.68 * | 1.18 | 2.40 | 1.39 * | 1.07 | 1.79 | 1.49 * | 1.15 | 1.95 |
Latino | 1.04 | 0.72 | 1.51 | 1.88 * | 1.26 | 2.81 | 1.13 | 0.81 | 1.58 | 1.15 | 0.81 | 1.65 |
Living below poverty line | 1.21 | 0.84 | 1.75 | 1.35 | 0.83 | 2.20 | 1.46 * | 1.01 | 2.11 | 1.48 * | 1.01 | 2.16 |
<HS Education | 1.51 * | 1.15 | 1.97 | 1.24 | 0.94 | 1.65 | 1.30 * | 1.01 | 1.66 | 1.15 | 0.89 | 1.49 |
Age | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.01 * | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.03 * | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.03 * | 1.02 | 1.04 |
Nonsmoker | 2.21 * | 1.59 | 3.08 | 1.76 * | 1.30 | 2.39 | 2.04 * | 1.53 | 2.73 | 2.06 * | 1.54 | 2.77 |
Trust in gov’t | 1.12 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.12 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 1.21 * | 1.10 | 1.34 | 1.18 * | 1.07 | 1.30 |
FDA knowledge | 1.01 | 0.90 | 1.14 | 1.09 | 0.97 | 1.24 | 1.01 | 0.90 | 1.13 | 1.01 | 0.90 | 1.13 |
FDA credibility | 0.96 | 0.91 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 0.96 | 1.07 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 1.03 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 1.03 |
Exposure to tobacco control campaign | 1.12 | 0.87 | 1.43 | 1.31 | 0.99 | 1.74 | 1.35 * | 1.09 | 1.68 | 1.48 * | 1.18 | 1.84 |
State-level | ||||||||||||
State smoking prevalence | 0.96 | 0.93 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 1.05 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 1.02 | 0.97 | 0.94 | 1.00 |
State cig. tax | 0.96 | 0.81 | 1.13 | 1.05 | 0.87 | 1.27 | 0.90 | 0.78 | 1.04 | 0.86 | 0.74 | 1.00 |
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Schmidt, A.M.; Kowitt, S.D.; Myers, A.E.; Goldstein, A.O. Attitudes towards Potential New Tobacco Control Regulations among U.S. Adults. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010072
Schmidt AM, Kowitt SD, Myers AE, Goldstein AO. Attitudes towards Potential New Tobacco Control Regulations among U.S. Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(1):72. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010072
Chicago/Turabian StyleSchmidt, Allison M., Sarah D. Kowitt, Allison E. Myers, and Adam O. Goldstein. 2018. "Attitudes towards Potential New Tobacco Control Regulations among U.S. Adults" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 1: 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010072