Australian adult smokers’ responses to plain packaging with larger graphic health warnings 1 year after implementation: results from a national cross-sectional tracking survey
Open Access
- 25 February 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Tobacco Control
- Vol. 24 (Suppl 2), ii17-ii25
- https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-052050
Abstract
Background We assessed whether the Australian plain packs with larger graphic health warnings (GHWs) achieved three specific objectives of reducing the appeal of tobacco, increasing health warning effectiveness and reducing the ability of packaging to mislead about smoking harms. Methods We compared responses from continuous cross-sectional telephone surveys of n=2176 cigarette smokers during pre-plain packaging (April–September 2012, pre-PP) with n=759 surveyed in the transition period (October–November 2012) and n=4240 during the first year of implementation (December 2012–November 2013, PP year 1), using multivariate logistic regression analyses. Results From pre-PP to PP year 1, more smokers disliked their pack (pConclusions The specific objectives of plain packaging were achieved and generally sustained among adult smokers up to 12 months after implementation.Keywords
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