Table 1. Percentage of respondents indicating awareness of evidence for specific industry tactics to influence health policy (total N: 335).
| ALCOHOL | FOOD | TOBACCO | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employ consultants | 50.6 | 45.8 | 53.0 |
| Create or fund alliances or front groups | 49.4 | 40.2 | 55.1 |
| Direct political funding of parties and/or politicians | 39.0 | 33.9 | 44.0 |
| Funding of health promotion activities and/or pre-emption of policies | 49.4 | 52.7 | 40.5 |
| Funding research to create/maintain doubt about health implications | 40.5 | 43.5 | 54.8 |
| Intimidation of individuals or organisations that favour regulation of industry/product | 23.8 | 17.0 | 42.3 |
| Lobbying | 58.3 | 56.3 | 59.8 |
| Recruit key government officials or politicians (revolving door) | 35.4 | 30.7 | 39.6 |
| Philanthropy | 45.5 | 44.9 | 42.6 |
| Corporate social responsibility | 48.5 | 47.3 | 44.3 |
| Public relations / efforts to shape public perceptions of industry and/or its products | 57.7 | 57.7 | 55.7 |
| Litigation | 28.0 | 21.1 | 50.6 |
| Use of trade agreements | 26.8 | 25.3 | 43.2 |