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. 2017 Jun;107(6):989–995. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303750

TABLE 2—

Results of Telephone Surveys Before and After Campaign: Tri-Cities of Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Southeast Kentucky, 2015

After Campaign, %
Survey Finding Before Campaign, %, All All Recall No Recall P, Before vs After P, Recall vs No Recall
Sample size 1031 1000 536 464 . . . . . .
Recall
 Saw advertisement that encouraged consuming fewer sugary drinks (general recall) 25 49 . . . . . . < .001 . . .
 Saw advertisement that compared sugary drinks to cigarettes (partially aided recall) 6 51 . . . . . . < .001 . . .
 Recalled seeing advertisement when described (aided recall) NA 54 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reaction to advertisement
 “Believable” (4 or 5 on 1–5 scale) NA NA 63 . . . . . . . . .
 “Important” (4 or 5 on 1–5 scale) NA NA 62 . . . . . . . . .
 Talked to someone about advertisement NA NA 28 . . . . . . . . .
 Started drinking fewer sugary drinks NA NA 27 . . . . . . . . .
 Giving fewer sugary drinks to children NA NA 36 . . . . . . . . .
 Will drink fewer sugary drinks in the future NA NA 64 . . . . . . . . .
Beliefs: “strongly agree” that sugary drinks
 Are a big cause of weight gain 70 82 86 78 < .001 .002
 Are a big cause of diabetes 60 75 77 72 < .001 .11
 Increase risk of heart disease NA 53 56 50 . . . .05
 Increase risk of cancer NA 29 33 25 . . . .003
 Increase risk of losing teeth NA 72 74 70 . . . .16
Purchases
 In past wk at store 57 55 53 57 .36 .2
 In past wk at restaurant 47 44 42 45 .17 .34
Consumption is ≥ 1 drink/d 44 52 49 57 < .001 .01

Note. NA = question not asked.