Opinion on tobacco tax increase: factors associated with individuals' support in Germany
Reiner Hanewinkel1, Barbara Isensee
1Institute for Therapy and Health Research, IFT-Nord, Düsternbrooker Weg 2, 24105 Kiel, Germany. hanewinkel@ift-nord.de
Objectives:
To assess the opinion on tobacco tax increases in Germany.
Design:
Ten wave cross-sectional study with assessments before and after the tax increases.
Setting:
General population of Germany.
Participants:
Ten representative samples from general population with a total number of 27,608 persons aged 14 and above were interviewed.
Main Outcome Measures:
Opinion ("support", "disapprove", and "undetermined") before and after tobacco tax increases.
Results:
Thirty-nine percent of the sample supported the tobacco tax increases. Support was higher among non-smokers and subjects with higher levels of education. Data indicated an increase of support over time from 35% in 2002 to 42% in 2005 which was not affected by the amount of price increase.
Conclusions:
The preliminary findings, that the amount of price increase did not affect the support of the general population in a negative way, and that support grew during a succession of tax increases, might be useful for legislators.
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