Table 2 Perceived Health and Economic Impacts of Tax in Seattle Overall and by Income Level
From: Perceptions of the possible health and economic impacts of Seattle’s sugary beverage tax
Overall | < 260% FPL | ≥ 260% FPL | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 851)a,b | (N = 395)a | (N = 456)a | ||
% (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | ||
Opinion on Taxb | ||||
Approve | 59% (55, 63%) | 52% (46, 58%) | 63% (58, 68%) | 0.021 |
Disapprove | 37% (33, 41%) | 43% (37, 48%) | 33% (28, 38%) | |
Don’t know | 4.4% (3.0, 6.3%) | 5.4% (3.2, 9.0%) | 3.8% (2.3, 6.2%) | |
Child Well Beingc | ||||
Tax will improve child health and wellbeing | 59% (55, 63%) | 53% (47, 59%) | 62% (57, 67%) | 0.021 |
Tax will not improve child health and wellbeing | 37% (34, 41%) | 41% (36, 47%) | 35% (30, 40%) | |
Don’t know | 3.9% (2.6, 5.6%) | 5.8% (3.5, 9.5%) | 2.8% (1.6, 4.9%) | |
Public Healthc | ||||
Tax will improve public health | 56% (52, 60%) | 48% (42, 53%) | 61% (55, 66%) | <0.001* |
Tax will not improve public health | 40% (36, 44%) | 46% (40, 52%) | 37% (32, 42%) | |
Don’t know | 4.3% (3.0, 6.1%) | 5.4% (3.2, 9.0%) | 2.9% (1.6, 5.0%) | |
Seattle’s Economyc | ||||
Tax will have a positive effect on the economy | 47% (44, 51%) | 44% (38, 50%) | 50% (44, 55%) | 0.31 |
Tax will have a negative effect on the economy | 35% (32, 39%) | 37% (31, 43%) | 35% (30, 40%) | |
Don’t know | 17% (15, 20%) | 19% (15, 24%) | 16% (13, 20%) | |
Cross-Border Shoppingc | ||||
Participant will not cross-border shop | 77% (74, 80%) | 72% (67, 77%) | 80% (76, 84%) | <0.001* |
Participant will cross-border shop | 20% (17, 23%) | 21% (17, 27%) | 19% (15, 24%) | |
Don’t know | 2.9% (1.8, 4.5%) | 6.1% (3.7, 9.9%) | 1.0% (0.39, 2.4%) | |
Small Businessesc | ||||
Tax will not negatively affect small businesses | 52% (48, 56%) | 47% (42, 53%) | 55% (50, 60%) | 0.096 |
Tax will negatively affect small businesses | 39% (35, 43%) | 42% (36, 47%) | 37% (32, 42%) | |
Don’t know | 9.0% (7.0, 11%) | 11% (8.0, 15%) | 7.7% (5.4, 11%) | |
Job Lossc | ||||
Tax will not result in job loss | 66% (62, 70%) | 58% (53, 64%) | 71% (66, 75%) | <0.001* |
Tax will result in job loss | 23% (20, 26%) | 26% (21, 31%) | 21% (17, 26%) | |
Don’t know | 11% (8.7, 13%) | 16% (12, 21%) | 7.9% (5.6, 11%) | |
Family Financesc | ||||
Tax will not negatively affect family finances | 79% (75, 82%) | 68% (62, 73%) | 85% (81, 88%) | <0.001* |
Tax will negatively affect family finances | 18% (15, 21%) | 25% (21, 30%) | 14% (10, 18%) | |
Don’t know | 3.6% (2.3, 5.4%) | 6.9% (4.4, 11%) | 1.6% (0.63, 3.9%) | |
Impact on People with Low-income and People of Colorc | ||||
Tax will positively impact people with low-income/people of color | 48% (44, 52%) | 44% (38, 49%) | 50% (45, 56%) | 0.18 |
Tax will negatively impact people with low-income/people of color | 41% (37, 45%) | 43% (38, 49%) | 40% (35, 45%) | |
Don’t know | 11% (8.7, 13%) | 13% (9.4, 17%) | 10% (7.2, 13%) | |
Individual Choicec | ||||
People will have the choice to drink the beverages they want | 71% (67, 74%) | 64% (59, 70%) | 75% (70, 79%) | 0.014 |
People will not have the choice to drink the beverages they want | 26% (23, 30%) | 32% (27, 37%) | 23% (19, 28%) | |
Don’t know | 3.0% (1.9, 4.5%) | 3.9% (2.1, 7.2%) | 2.4% (1.4, 4.2%) | |