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. 2012 Jun 12;12:429. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-429

Table 2.

Proportions in NSW exposed to forms of tobacco promotion by gender and age (n = 1000)

EXPOSURE Male % Female % p 12-18 years % 18-24 years % Total p
PROMOTIONS OR ADVERTISING
Events/festivals NS =.001
Never/rarely 79.7 75.2 72.8 81.6 77.5
Sometimes/often 20.3 27.8 27.2 18.4 22.5
Pubs/clubs/nightclubs/bars* NS =.033
Never/rarely 71.4 67.2 75.9 67.3 69.2
Sometimes/often 28.9 32.8 24.1 33.7 30.8
BRANDS, COMPANY NAMES OR LOGOS
Internet NS <.001
Never/rarely 81.9 78.2 73.9 85.5 80.1
Sometimes/often 18.1 21.8 26.1 14.5 19.9
PEOPLE SMOKING CIGARETTES
Movies NS NS
Never/rarely 24.1 21.5 22.6 23.0 22.8
Sometimes/often 75.9 78.5 77.4 77.0 77.2
TV shows NS NS
Never/rarely 34.6 29.3 29.2 34.4 32.0
Sometimes/often 65.4 70.7 70.8 65.6 68.0
Video games <.001 NS
Never/rarely 66.7 87.2 76.5 77.0 76.8
Sometimes/often 33.3 12.8 23.6 23.0 23.3
On the internet NS NS
Never/rarely 75.3 73.5 74.1 74.7 74.4
Sometimes/often 24.7 26.5 25.9 25.3 25.6
CIGARETTE PACK DISPLAYS†
Large supermarkets =.018 <.001
Low 35.6 30.2 23.9 40.8 32.9
Med 33.5 30.3 36.8 27.8 31.9
High 30.9 39.5 39.3 31.5 35.1
Small supermarkets <.001 <.001
Low 39.2 28.1 25.6 40.8 33.7
Med 36.4 32.4 37.7 31.6 34.4
High 24.4 39.6 36.7 27.6 31.8
Convenience stores =.001 NS
Low 41.1 31.7 34.5 38.2 36.5
Med 38.7 39.4 40.9 37.4 39.0
High 20.3 28.9 24.6 24.4 24.5
Petrol stations NS =.014
Low 30.4 30.3 28.0 32.4 30.4
Med 33.7 32.9 38.1 29.2 33.3
High 35.9 36.8 34.0 38.4 36.3

† Level of exposure determined by combination of frequency visiting site and frequency seeing pack displays.

* Respondents aged 12-15 years excluded (n = 334) as not asked this question - younger age group 16-17 year-olds only.