Changes in use of types of tobacco products by pack sizes and price segments, prices paid and consumption following the introduction of plain packaging in Australia Scollo, Michelle, Zacher, Meghan, Coomber, Kerri, Bayly, Megan and Wakefield, Melanie 2015, Changes in use of types of tobacco products by pack sizes and price segments, prices paid and consumption following the introduction of plain packaging in Australia, Tobacco control, vol. 24, no. Supplement 2, pp. ii66-ii75, doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-052071. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads coomber-changesinuse-2015.pdf Published version application/pdf 3.04MB 71 Title Changes in use of types of tobacco products by pack sizes and price segments, prices paid and consumption following the introduction of plain packaging in Australia Author(s) Scollo, Michelle Zacher, Meghan Coomber, Kerri Bayly, Megan Wakefield, Melanie Journal name Tobacco control Volume number 24 Issue number Supplement 2 Start page ii66 End page ii75 Total pages 10 Publisher BMJ Publishing Group Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2015-04-01 ISSN 0964-4563 Summary Objectives: To describe changes among smokers in use of various types of tobacco products, reported prices paid and cigarette consumption following the standardisation of tobacco packaging in Australia. Methods: National cross-sectional telephone surveys of adult smokers were conducted from April 2012 (6 months before transition to plain packaging (PP) to March 2014 (15 months afterwards). Multivariable logistics regression assessed changes in products, brands and pack types/sizes; multivariable linear regression examined changes in inflation-adjusted prices paid and reported cigarette consumption between the pre-PP and three subsequent periods – the transition phase, PP year 1 and PP post-tax (post a 12.5% tax increase in December 2013). Results: The proposition of current smokers using roll-your-own (RYO) products fluctuated over the study period. Proportions using value brands of factory-made (FM) cigarettes increased from pre-PP (21.4%) to PP year 1 (25.5%; p=0.002) and PP post-tax (27.8%; p<0.001). Inflation-adjusted prices paid increased in the PP year 1 and PP post-tax phases; the largest increases were among premium FM brands, the smallest among value brands. Consumption did not change in PP year 1 among daily, regular or current smokers declined significantly in PP post-tax (mean=14.0, SE=0.33) compared to PP year 1 (mean=14.8, SE=0.17; p=0.037). Conclusions: Introduction of PP was associated with an increase in use of value brands, likely due to increased numbers available and smaller increases in prices for value relative to premium brands. Reported consumption declined following the December 2013 tax increase. Language eng DOI 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-052071 Field of Research 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920401 Behaviour and Health HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2015, BMJ Publishing Group Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30073533 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 29 May 2015, 09:43:14 EST Fri, 29 May 2015, 09:43:51 EST Sat, 30 May 2015, 05:01:25 EST Mon, 15 Jun 2015, 14:31:37 EST Wed, 20 Jan 2016, 05:05:58 EST Thu, 18 Feb 2016, 14:57:05 EST Thu, 18 Feb 2016, 14:58:26 EST Fri, 19 Feb 2016, 07:48:12 EST Fri, 19 Feb 2016, 11:25:37 EST Tue, 23 Feb 2016, 09:26:29 EST Fri, 26 Aug 2016, 15:52:58 EST Fri, 02 Sep 2016, 15:37:22 EST Wed, 07 Sep 2016, 09:23:55 EST Wed, 09 Nov 2016, 11:23:26 EST Sat, 21 Oct 2017, 02:33:43 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 12:54:03 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 25 times in TR Web of Science Cited 25 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 365 Abstract Views, 72 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 29 May 2015, 09:43:51 EST

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