Table 2.
Number of TTC-cited pieces of evidence by relevance and quality (nature, publication route) and independence from the tobacco industry (n=74)
| Relevance | Nature of the evidence | Publication route | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality indicators Connection with industry |
Packaging | Other | Research | Opinion | Other | Peer-review | Academic other | Official government/ parliament | Private | Press | Total |
| Independent | 9 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 38 |
| Connected | 32 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 35 |
| Unknown | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 42 | 32 | 19 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 74 |
TTC, transnational tobacco company.