Associations of e-cigarette experimentation with support for tobacco control policies in the European Union, 2012-2014

Introduction: There are limited data on the potential effects of e-cigarette experimentation on support for tobacco control policies. To bridge this gap, we assessed associations between e-cigarette experimentation and support for tobacco control policies in the European Union 2012-2014. We also inv...

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Authors: Laverty, Anthony A., Filippidis, Filippos T., Fernández Muñoz, Esteve, Vardavas, C.I. (Constantine Ilias)
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Status:Published version
Publication Date:2018
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/132738
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Keyword:Cigarretes electròniques
Tabac
Països de la Unió Europea
Electronic cigarettes
Tobacco
European Union countries
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spelling Associations of e-cigarette experimentation with support for tobacco control policies in the European Union, 2012-2014Laverty, Anthony A.Filippidis, Filippos T.Fernández Muñoz, EsteveVardavas, C.I. (Constantine Ilias)Cigarretes electròniquesTabacPaïsos de la Unió EuropeaElectronic cigarettesTobaccoEuropean Union countriesIntroduction: There are limited data on the potential effects of e-cigarette experimentation on support for tobacco control policies. To bridge this gap, we assessed associations between e-cigarette experimentation and support for tobacco control policies in the European Union 2012-2014. We also investigated variations across tobacco-use status, e-cigarette experimentation and sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: Datasets were used from the Special Eurobarometer for Tobacco surveys performed in 2012 (n=26 751) and 2014 (n=27 801). Tobacco control policies assessed were: banning advertising, policies to keep tobacco out of sight, banning online sales, banning flavors, standardized packaging, tax increases, and policies to reduce illicit trade in tobacco. We use multilevel logistic regression models to assess variations in socio-demographics and tobacco/e-cigarette use with support for these policies in 2014, and examined changes in support for these policies, between 2012 and 2014, separately by tobacco-use status (never, current, and former smokers). Results: Population support for tobacco control policies was high in 2014: policies to reduce illicit trade had the highest level of support at 70.1%, while tax increases were the least likely measure to be supported with 52.3% support. Among never and former smokers, experimentation with e-cigarettes was associated with reduced support for all tobacco control policies assessed. For example, never smokers who had experimented with e-cigarettes were less likely to support either tobacco advertising bans (adjusted odds ratio aOR=0.57, 95% confidence interval 0.46-0.71) or standardized packaging for tobacco (aOR=0.58, 95% CI: 0.47-0.71). Former smokers who had experimented with e-cigarettes were less likely to either support standardized packaging for tobacco (aOR=0.70, 95% CI: 0.60-0.82) or keeping tobacco out of sight (aOR=0.77, 95% CI: 0.65-0.90). Among current smokers, e-cigarette experimentation was not associated with support for the tobacco control policies assessed. Conclusions: E-cigarette experimentation was consistently associated with reduced support for tobacco control policies among never and former smokers but not among current smokers. The implications of these findings for tobacco control are unknown, but the data support concerns that e-cigarette experimentation may affect public support for established tobacco control policies within specific subgroups. Further research is needed to assess potential long-term impacts on tobacco control policies.BioMed Central2019201920182019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/132738Articles publicats en revistes (Ciències Clíniques)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/84865Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018, vol. 16, p. 9https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/84865info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/681109cc by (c) Laverty et al., 2018http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/1327382026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Associations of e-cigarette experimentation with support for tobacco control policies in the European Union, 2012-2014
title Associations of e-cigarette experimentation with support for tobacco control policies in the European Union, 2012-2014
spellingShingle Associations of e-cigarette experimentation with support for tobacco control policies in the European Union, 2012-2014
Laverty, Anthony A.
Cigarretes electròniques
Tabac
Països de la Unió Europea
Electronic cigarettes
Tobacco
European Union countries
title_short Associations of e-cigarette experimentation with support for tobacco control policies in the European Union, 2012-2014
title_full Associations of e-cigarette experimentation with support for tobacco control policies in the European Union, 2012-2014
title_fullStr Associations of e-cigarette experimentation with support for tobacco control policies in the European Union, 2012-2014
title_full_unstemmed Associations of e-cigarette experimentation with support for tobacco control policies in the European Union, 2012-2014
title_sort Associations of e-cigarette experimentation with support for tobacco control policies in the European Union, 2012-2014
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Laverty, Anthony A.
Filippidis, Filippos T.
Fernández Muñoz, Esteve
Vardavas, C.I. (Constantine Ilias)
author Laverty, Anthony A.
author_facet Laverty, Anthony A.
Filippidis, Filippos T.
Fernández Muñoz, Esteve
Vardavas, C.I. (Constantine Ilias)
author_role author
author2 Filippidis, Filippos T.
Fernández Muñoz, Esteve
Vardavas, C.I. (Constantine Ilias)
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Cigarretes electròniques
Tabac
Països de la Unió Europea
Electronic cigarettes
Tobacco
European Union countries
topic Cigarretes electròniques
Tabac
Països de la Unió Europea
Electronic cigarettes
Tobacco
European Union countries
description Introduction: There are limited data on the potential effects of e-cigarette experimentation on support for tobacco control policies. To bridge this gap, we assessed associations between e-cigarette experimentation and support for tobacco control policies in the European Union 2012-2014. We also investigated variations across tobacco-use status, e-cigarette experimentation and sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: Datasets were used from the Special Eurobarometer for Tobacco surveys performed in 2012 (n=26 751) and 2014 (n=27 801). Tobacco control policies assessed were: banning advertising, policies to keep tobacco out of sight, banning online sales, banning flavors, standardized packaging, tax increases, and policies to reduce illicit trade in tobacco. We use multilevel logistic regression models to assess variations in socio-demographics and tobacco/e-cigarette use with support for these policies in 2014, and examined changes in support for these policies, between 2012 and 2014, separately by tobacco-use status (never, current, and former smokers). Results: Population support for tobacco control policies was high in 2014: policies to reduce illicit trade had the highest level of support at 70.1%, while tax increases were the least likely measure to be supported with 52.3% support. Among never and former smokers, experimentation with e-cigarettes was associated with reduced support for all tobacco control policies assessed. For example, never smokers who had experimented with e-cigarettes were less likely to support either tobacco advertising bans (adjusted odds ratio aOR=0.57, 95% confidence interval 0.46-0.71) or standardized packaging for tobacco (aOR=0.58, 95% CI: 0.47-0.71). Former smokers who had experimented with e-cigarettes were less likely to either support standardized packaging for tobacco (aOR=0.70, 95% CI: 0.60-0.82) or keeping tobacco out of sight (aOR=0.77, 95% CI: 0.65-0.90). Among current smokers, e-cigarette experimentation was not associated with support for the tobacco control policies assessed. Conclusions: E-cigarette experimentation was consistently associated with reduced support for tobacco control policies among never and former smokers but not among current smokers. The implications of these findings for tobacco control are unknown, but the data support concerns that e-cigarette experimentation may affect public support for established tobacco control policies within specific subgroups. Further research is needed to assess potential long-term impacts on tobacco control policies.
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Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018, vol. 16, p. 9
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