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Table 3 Noticing warnings and recall of specific pack warnings (unprompted) (smokers of manufactured cigarettes only)

From: Smokers' recall of Australian graphic cigarette packet warnings & awareness of associated health effects, 2005-2008

  

2005

(n = 504)

2006

(n = 525)

2007

(n = 414)

2008

(n = 464)

Noticed anti-tobacco advertising in the past 6 months

 

% often or very often

 

67%

89% a

91% a

93% a

   Where - % on TV

 

89%

93%

91%

93% c

   Where - % on radio

 

19%

22%

20%

24%

   Where - % on Internet

 

<1%

1%

1%

2% c

   Where - % on cigarette packs

 

20%

56% a

57% a

53% a

Notice warnings on cigarette packets (prompted)

  

   % Often or very often

 

63%

86% a

-

-

Recall of new warnings

  

   Pictures

 

0%

14% a

9% a

12% a

   Quitline number

 

<1%

9% a

10% a

12% a

Set A

Text/Image

    

   Smoking causes emphysema

New/Old

3%

23% a

20% a

27% a

   Smoking causes mouth and throat cancer

New/New

<1%

32% a

16% a,α

24% a

   Smoking causes peripheral vascular disease

New/New

0%

40% a

26% a,α

30% a,α

   Smoking clogs your arteries

New/Old

<1%

11% a

7% a,χ

14% a,δ

   Smoking - a leading cause of death

New/New

2%

10% a

5% c

10% a

   Quitting will improve your health

New/Old

0%

6% a

5% a

7% a

   Don't let children breath in your smoke

New/New

1%

13% a

2% α

7% c, α, δ

Set B

  

   Smoking causes blindness

New/Old

<1%

 

17% a

12% a,Ï•

   Smoking doubles your risk of stroke

New/Old

<1%

 

9% a

5% a

   Tobacco smoke is toxic

New/Old

<1%

 

4% a

4% b

   Smoking harms unborn babies*

Old*/New

29%

 

31%

25%

   Smoking is addictive#

Old/New

8%

 

8%

4% c

   Smoking causes heart disease#

Old/New

38%

 

31% c

28% b

   Smoking causes lung cancer#

Old/Old

56%

 

48% c

46% b

   Don't know/can't remember

 

2%

3%

5% c

5% c

  1. * Very similar to previous warning "smoking in pregnancy may harm the unborn child"
  2. # Old warnings and new warning
  3. aSignificant difference from baseline (2005) p < 0.001
  4. bSignificant difference from baseline (2005) p < 0.01
  5. cSignificant difference from baseline (2005) p < 0.05
  6. αSignificant difference from 2006 p < 0.001
  7. χSignificant difference from 2006 p < 0.05
  8. δSignificant difference from 2007 p < 0.001
  9. Ï•Significant difference from 2007 p < 0.05