Factors associated with support for restrictions on contents of tobacco products
| Factor | Reduce nicotine in cigarettes/tobacco to make them less addictive* n = 3018 | Ban all additives and flavourings in cigarettes/tobacco* n = 3005 | Ban menthol in cigarettes/tobacco* n = 3000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % support | OR (95% CI) | % support | OR (95% CI) | % support | OR (95% CI) | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 72.3 | 1.00 | 39.6 | 1.00 | 23.7 | 1.00 |
| Male | 68.8 | 0.81 (0.67–0.97) | 44.4 | 1.18 (0.99–1.40) | 33.5 | 1.62 (1.34–1.96) |
| Age group, yr | ||||||
| 18–24 | 71.9 | 1.00 | 36.7 | 1.00 | 32.0 | 1.00 |
| 25–39 | 70.6 | 0.99 (0.74–1.32) | 38.4 | 1.18 (0.90–1.55) | 28.8 | 0.94 (0.70–1.25) |
| 40–54 | 69.3 | 1.01 (0.75–1.36) | 44.8 | 1.75 (1.32–2.30) | 30.6 | 1.17 (0.87–1.57) |
| ≥ 55 | 69.9 | 1.18 (0.86–1.62) | 46.9 | 2.05 (1.53–2.75) | 28.2 | 1.17 (0.85–1.62) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 70.0 | 1.00 | 42.0 | 1.00 | 28.5 | 1.00 |
| Other | 71.4 | 1.11 (0.84–1.48) | 45.2 | 1.14 (0.88–1.46) | 35.7 | 1.28 (0.98–1.68) |
| Household income | ||||||
| Low | 66.2 | 1.00 | 40.9 | 1.00 | 29.6 | 1.00 |
| Moderate | 71.1 | 1.19 (0.91–1.56) | 45.2 | 1.07 (0.83–1.38) | 32.1 | 1.08 (0.82–1.41) |
| High | 72.2 | 1.28 (0.98–1.67) | 42.4 | 0.94 (0.73–1.20) | 29.4 | 0.92 (0.71–1.21) |
| No answer | 63.5 | 0.85 (0.57–1.27) | 35.4 | 0.78 (0.53–1.15) | 19.0 | 0.64 (0.41–1.01) |
| Education level | ||||||
| Low | 67.6 | 1.00 | 43.2 | 1.00 | 28.3 | 1.00 |
| Moderate | 70.0 | 0.99 (0.78–1.24) | 39.9 | 0.77 (0.62–0.95) | 29.1 | 0.95 (0.75–1.20) |
| High | 73.0 | 1.06 (0.79–1.41) | 46.3 | 0.96 (0.74–1.24) | 31.9 | 0.99 (0.75–1.31) |
| Province/region | ||||||
| Quebec | 76.9 | 1.00 | 44.3 | 1.00 | 35.4 | 1.00 |
| Atlantic | 72.8 | 0.81 (0.54–1.23) | 41.6 | 0.89 (0.62–1.29) | 27.6 | 0.69 (0.46–1.03) |
| Ontario | 69.6 | 0.67 (0.52–0.86) | 43.9 | 0.96 (0.77–1.21) | 29.6 | 0.76 (0.59–0.97) |
| Prairie | 64.1 | 0.53 (0.36–0.79) | 48.5 | 1.31 (0.90–1.89) | 24.7 | 0.66 (0.43–1.01) |
| Alberta | 62.3 | 0.46 (0.32–0.65) | 32.0 | 0.57 (0.41–0.80) | 21.1 | 0.48 (0.33–0.70) |
| British Columbia | 68.6 | 0.61 (0.43–0.85) | 43.1 | 0.94 (0.69–1.28) | 32.1 | 0.88 (0.63–1.21) |
| Smoking status | ||||||
| Less than daily smoker | 75.1 | 1.00 | 46.9 | 1.00 | 36.4 | 1.00 |
| Daily smoker | 68.3 | 0.73 (0.56–0.96) | 40.8 | 0.76 (0.60–0.97) | 27.0 | 0.66 (0.51–0.86) |
| E-cigarette use status | ||||||
| Never tried | 70.1 | 1.00 | 45.9 | 1.00 | 31.1 | 1.00 |
| Tried but does not currently use | 66.5 | 0.87 (0.66–1.15) | 38.5 | 0.81 (0.62–1.05) | 20.9 | 0.61 (0.45–0.83) |
| Less than weekly user | 71.8 | 1.10 (0.86–1.41) | 40.5 | 0.89 (0.71–1.12) | 30.3 | 0.92 (0.72–1.18) |
| Weekly user | 72.1 | 1.08 (0.78–1.49) | 42.6 | 0.94 (0.70–1.28) | 37.3 | 1.27 (0.93–1.75) |
| Daily user | 71.6 | 1.01 (0.70–1.45) | 46.5 | 1.05 (0.76–1.47) | 39.7 | 1.31 (0.91–1.87) |
| No. of cigarettes per day | ||||||
| ≤ 10 | 73.0 | 1.00 | 45.7 | 1.00 | 33.3 | 1.00 |
| 11–20 | 69.2 | 0.93 (0.72–1.19) | 38.8 | 0.72 (0.57–0.91) | 25.4 | 0.79 (0.60–1.03) |
| 21–30 | 61.4 | 0.65 (0.47–0.91) | 39.0 | 0.68 (0.49–0.94) | 24.2 | 0.70 (0.49–1.00) |
| > 30 | 62.1 | 0.71 (0.37–1.36) | 37.5 | 0.61 (0.33–1.16) | 27.2 | 0.74 (0.37–1.50) |
| Plans to quit in next 6 mo | ||||||
| No | 62.0 | 1.00 | 34.8 | 1.00 | 21.4 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 73.2 | 1.76 (1.42–2.18) | 45.3 | 1.82 (1.48–2.24) | 32.6 | 2.01 (1.58–2.55) |
Note: CI = confidence interval, OR = odds ratio.
↵* Logistic regression models controlled for sex, age group, ethnicity, household income, education level, province/region, smoking status, e-cigarette use status, number of cigarettes smoked per day, plans to quit in next 6 months, perception of societal attitudes toward smoking and belief that smokers are increasingly marginalized.