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Impact of tobacco control policies and mass media campaigns on monthly adult smoking prevalence
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posted on 2008-08-01, 00:00 authored by M A Wakefield, S Durkin, M J Spittal, M Siahpush, M Scollo, J A Simpson, S Chapman, Vicki WhiteVicki White, D HillOBJECTIVES: We sought to assess the impact of several tobacco control policies and televised antismoking advertising on adult smoking prevalence. METHODS: We used a population survey in which smoking prevalence was measured each month from 1995 through 2006. Time-series analysis assessed the effect on smoking prevalence of televised antismoking advertising (with gross audience rating points [GRPs] per month), cigarette costliness, monthly sales of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and bupropion, and smoke-free restaurant laws. RESULTS: Increases in cigarette costliness and exposure to tobacco control media campaigns significantly reduced smoking prevalence. We found a 0.3-percentage-point reduction in smoking prevalence by either exposing the population to televised antismoking ads an average of almost 4 times per month (390 GRPs) or by increasing the costliness of a pack of cigarettes by 0.03% of gross average weekly earnings. Monthly sales of NRT and bupropion, exposure to NRT advertising, and smoke-free restaurant laws had no detectable impact on smoking prevalence. CONCLUSIONS: Increases in the real price of cigarettes and tobacco control mass media campaigns broadcast at sufficient exposure levels and at regular intervals are critical for reducing population smoking prevalence.
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American journal of public healthVolume
98Issue
8Pagination
1443 - 1450Publisher
American Public Health AssociationLocation
Washington, United StatesPublisher DOI
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0090-0036eISSN
1541-0048Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2008, American Public Health AssociationUsage metrics
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