Table 3.
Support for possible policy interventions in Australia (2017 survey, n=3430)
| Policy options | Proportion in favour | Proportion neither for nor against | Proportion against | ||
| Strongly | Strongly/somewhat | Strongly | Strongly/somewhat | ||
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
| Text warning labels on SSB containers about health risks | 65 (63–67) | 88 (87–89) | 3 (2–4) | 4 (3–5) | 9 (8–10) |
| Government funded TV campaigns about health effects of SSBs | 65 (63–67) | 87 (86–88) | 4 (3–5) | 5 (4–6) | 9 (8–10) |
| Text warning labels on vending machines and other places of sale | 61 (59–63) | 86 (85–87) | 3 (2–4) | 4 (3–5) | 10 (9–11) |
| Text warning labels on SSB advertisements (eg, TV and billboards) | 59 (57–61) | 84 (83–85) | 3 (2–4) | 5 (4–6) | 12 (11–13) |
| Bans on SSB advertising during children’s TV viewing times | 62 (60–64) | 79 (78–80) | 4 (3–5) | 8 (7–9) | 16 (14–17) |
| Government tax on drinks high in added sugar to fund obesity prevention | 55 (53–57) | 77 (76–78) | 3 (2–4) | 11 (10–12) | 18 (16–19) |
| Bans on SSB marketing on digital platforms popular with children | 59 (57–61) | 76 (75–77) | 4 (3–5) | 8 (7–9) | 19 (18–20) |
| Bans on sales of SSBs in schools | 57 (55–59) | 75 (74–77) | 4 (3–5) | 7 (6–8) | 20 (19–21) |
| Graphic warning labels on SSB containers about health risks | 48 (46–49) | 71 (69–72) | 4 (3–5) | 11 (10–12) | 24 (23–250) |
| Government tax on drinks high in added sugar | 39 (37–41) | 60 (59–62) | 5 (4–6) | 20 (19–21) | 33 (31–35) |
Note: Percentages do not add up to 100% as less than 2% reported ‘don’t know’ or ‘refused’ for each response. ‘Strongly/somewhat’ reflects the cumulative proportion of those reporting they were either strongly or somewhat in favour or strongly or somewhat against.
SSB, sugar-sweetened beverage.