Table 2.
Association between political views and public support for tobacco control policies across the 28 European Union Member States in 2014 (n = 22,313)
| Political views | Advertising bans | Ban flavours | Plain packaging | Raise tobacco taxes | Tobacco out of sight | Ban online sales | Ban e-cigarettes in public places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Centre (ref.) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Far left | 1.06 (0.96–1.18) | 1.06 (0.96–1.17) | 1.07 (0.97–1.19) | 0.99 (0.89–1.10) | 0.96 (0.87–1.06) | 1.03 (0.93–1.14) | 1.00 (0.90–1.10) |
| Centre left | 1.10 (1.01–1.19) | 1.02 (0.94–1.10) | 1.01 (0.94–1.10) | 1.06 (0.97–1.15) | 1.11 (1.02–1.20) | 0.97 (0.89–1.05) | 0.97 (0.90–1.05) |
| Centre right | 0.87 (0.79–0.94) | 0.86 (0.79–0.94) | 0.90 (0.83–0.98) | 0.96 (0.88–1.05) | 0.88 (0.81–0.96) | 0.89 (0.81–0.96) | 0.97 (0.89–1.05) |
| Far right | 0.85 (0.75–0.95) | 0.97 (0.87–1.09) | 1.01 (0.90–1.13) | 0.99 (0.88–1.11) | 0.88 (0.78–0.98) | 1.04 (0.92–1.16) | 1.03 (0.92–1.15) |
Multi-level logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, education, area of residence, financial status, occupation, marital status, social class, and smoking
Confidence intervals in italics indicate statistically significant results