Table 3.
APISE attitudes towards alcohol control policies.
| Strongly Oppose (%) | Oppose (%) | Neither (%) | Support (%) | Strongly support (%) | Meana | n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | |||||||
| Restrictions on numbers of places selling alcohol in your community | 9.7 | 26.0 | 23.4 | 24.0 | 16.9 | 3.12 | 1738 |
| Earlier closing times for buying alcohol from off-licenses and supermarkets | 13.8 | 26.2 | 20.8 | 21.8 | 17.4 | 3.03 | 1737 |
| An increase in the price of alcohol | 18.0 | 29.4 | 19.2 | 21.8 | 11.6 | 2.80 | 1740 |
| Pricing based on alcohol strength so that the stronger a drink is the more it costs | 7.7 | 15.8 | 13.4 | 36.6 | 26.5 | 3.58 | 1747 |
| Labels on alcohol products warning of the harms of alcohol | 3.0 | 5.2 | 10.5 | 45.8 | 35.5 | 4.05 | 1739 |
| Public information campaigns to raise awareness of harms from alcohol | 2.7 | 3.2 | 9.6 | 44.2 | 40.3 | 4.16 | 1741 |
| More treatment services to help dependent drinkers | 3.5 | 5.3 | 14.4 | 43.3 | 33.4 | 3.98 | 1733 |
| Group B | |||||||
| An increase in the price of alcohol | 19.8 | 24.0 | 21.6 | 24.1 | 10.4 | 2.81 | 1710 |
| Pricing based on alcohol strength so that the stronger a drink is the more it costs | 9.4 | 15.4 | 18.9 | 32.8 | 23.4 | 3.45 | 1713 |
| Greater enforcement of laws on under-age sales | 1.5 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 29.2 | 60.7 | 4.44 | 1713 |
| Reducing the drink driving limit | 19.7 | 15.0 | 10.5 | 23.1 | 31.7 | 3.32 | 1689 |
| Doctors or health professionals asking patients about their drinking habits | 1.0 | 3.7 | 9.3 | 45.6 | 40.3 | 4.20 | 1714 |
| A complete ban on drinking on public transport | 4.3 | 11.1 | 8.7 | 28.0 | 47.9 | 4.04 | 1715 |
| More police patrolling streets when bars and nightclubs close | 2.0 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 39.5 | 46.6 | 4.25 | 1706 |
a
The mean lies on a scale of 1 strongly oppose; 2 oppose; 3 neither support nor oppose; 4 support; 5 strongly support.