title: Public support toward tobacco control: consumer responsiveness and policy planning.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore individual differences in support toward antismoking policies by investigating psychosocial, socioeconomic, and demographic characteristics; smoking restrictions; smoking status; and individually perceived cigarette price.
  
  
  METHODS
  The empirical  analysis uses data from a random sample of 680 consumers and employs a bivariate semiordered probit model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Consumer responsiveness shows strong association with optimistic bias, perceived positive and negative consequences of smoking, health status, and family smoking patterns.  Smoking status, gender, age, and occupation also affect antismoking policy support.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Public support toward tobacco control reflects potential smoking acceptance and social norms, confirming policy effectiveness and current needs for demarketing tobacco use.
authors.affiliation: Democritus University of Thrace, Orestiada, Greece. elenra@agro.duth.gr
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Raptou
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Galanopoulos
authors.forename: Constantinos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Katrakilidis
authors.forename: Konstadinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mattas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003256:Community Participation; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011050:Policy Making; D011639:Public Opinion; D011640:Public Policy; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D055815:Young Adult