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Table 3 Power calculations for intermediate and long-term outcomes

From: Determining the impact of smoking point of sale legislation among youth (Display) study: a protocol for an evaluation of public health policy

   

Sample size required at 0.80 power with two-tailed test

Sample before and 1 year after POS Supermarket (4 S2 & 4 S4 from 4 schools 24 pupils each class 85% response rate)

Sample before Small Shops POS and 2 years after (all pupils attending schools, 4 schools, school size 1200 pupils, response rate 85%)

 

Outcome

Change

p < .05

p < .01

4 schools combined

Urbanisation (2 levels)

4 schools combined

Urbanisation (2 levels)

      

Deprivation (2 levels)

 

Deprivation (2 levels)

      

Age (2 levels)

  

All (community population)

   

N = 1280

N = 640

N = 4074

N = 2037

 

Access to tobacco: If try buy, likely to be successful1

32%-25%

680

999

>0.80

0.80

>0.99

>0.99

 

Access to tobacco: If try buy, likely to be successful2

32%-22%

328

479

>0.99

>0.80

>0.99

>0.99

 

Awareness tobacco marketing in shops1

81%-22%

14

19

>0.99

>0.99

>0.99

>0.99

 

Awareness tobacco marketing in shops2

81%-71%

305

445

>0.99

>0.99

>0.99

>0.99

 

Perceived prevalence regular smoking1

62%-46%

164

238

>0.99

>0.99

>0.99

> 0.99

 

Perceived prevalence regular smoking2

62%-52%

404

591

>0.99

>0.80

>0.99

>0.99

 

Incidence regular smoking3

4%-2%

1239

1797

>0.80

 

>0.99

>0.80

 

Incidence any smoking3

9%-7%

2987

4396

  

>0.80*

 
 

Prevalence regular smoking3

13%-10%

1841

2707

  

>0.99

>0.80

 

Prevalence regular smoking3

13%-9%

1009

1478

>0.80

 

>0.99

>0.80

Current smokers

   

N = 136

N = 68

N = 482

N = 241

 

Purchase tobacco from shops4

55%-43%

412

603

  

>0.80

0.82*

 

Purchase from Supermarkets4

12%-5%

389

563

  

>0.80

0.85*

 

Purchase from Small Shops4 (increase after POS Supermarkets

44%-56%

411

603

  

>0.80

0.82*

 

Purchase from Small Shops4

44%-32%

393

575

  

>0.80

0.84*

 

Access to tobacco: If try buy, likely to be successful

32%-20%

408

596

  

>0.80

0.83

 

Awareness tobacco marketing in shops1

81%-22%

14

19

>0.99

>0.99

>0.99

0.99

 

Awareness tobacco marketing in shops2

81%-71%

305

445

  

>0.80

0.80*

 

Perceived prevalence regular smoking2

62%-50%

404

591

  

0

0.83*

Ever smokers

   

N = 422

N = 212

N = 1287

N = 644

 

Purchase tobacco from shops4

23%-16%

530

776

>0.80*

 

>0.99

0.87

 

Purchase from Supermarkets4

4%-1%

489

697

>0.80*

 

>0.99

0.85*

 

Purchase from Small Shops4 (increase after POS Supermarkets )

18%-25%

568

832

>0.80*

 

>0.99

0.85

 

Purchase from Small Shops4

18%-12%

588

859

>0.80*

 

>0.80

>0.80*

 

Access to tobacco: If try buy, likely to be successful2

32%-22%

408

596

>0.80

 

>0.99

>0.80

 

Awareness tobacco marketing in shops1

81%-22%

14

19

>0.99

>0.99

>0.99

>0.99

 

Awareness tobacco marketing in shops2

81%-71%

305

445

>0.80

 

>0.99

>0.99

 

Perceived prevalence regular smoking2

62%-52%

404

591

>0.80

 

>0.99

>0.80

  1. 1 Change based on findings McNeil et al. [14] paper on the removal of Point of Sale tobacco displays in Ireland.
  2. 2 Starting percentage based on findings McNeil et al. [14] paper on the removal of Point of Sale tobacco displays in Ireland.
  3. 3 Starting percentages based on findings latest published results from HBSC [19] and SALSUS [18] studies.
  4. 4 Starting percentages based on findings latest published results from SALSUS [18].
  5. * Denotes power calculation for a one-tailed test. Blank cells are underpowered to detect a significant change.