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Table 2 Beliefs About Tobacco Company Marketing and Support for Restrictions (n = 678)

From: Smokers' reactions to FDA regulation of tobacco products: Findings from the 2009 ITC United States survey

 

% Agree

% Neutral

% Disagree

% Don't Know

"Tobacco companies should not be allowed to promote cigarettes at all, but merely make them available to adults who want to smoke them".

67*

(64%-71%)

6

(4%-8%)

26

(23%-30%)

1

(0-1%)

"Tobacco companies should be required to sell cigarettes in plain packages -- that is, in packs without any brand names or fancy designs."

24

(20%-27%)

9

(7%-11%)

65

(61%-68%)

3

(1%-4%)

  1. 95% Confidence Intervals are presented in parentheses
  2. * = compared to older participants, younger participants (18-24) were more likely to agree (p = .003)