Public Support for Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Point-of-Sale Provisions: Results of a National Study.
OBJECTIVE
We assessed public and smoker support for enacted and potential point-of-sale (POS) tobacco-control policies under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.


METHODS
We surveyed a US nationally representative sample of 17, 507 respondents (6595 smokers) in January through February 2013, and used linear regression to calculate weighted point estimates and identify factors associated with support for POS policies among adults and smokers.


RESULTS
Overall, nonsmokers were more supportive than were smokers. Regardless of smoking status, African Americans, Hispanics, women, and those of older ages were more supportive than White, male, and younger respondents, respectively. Policy support varied by provision. More than 80% of respondents supported minors' access restrictions and more than 45% supported graphic warnings. Support was lowest for plain packaging (23%), black-and-white advertising (26%), and a ban on menthol cigarettes (36%).


CONCLUSIONS
Public support for marketing and POS provisions is low relative to other areas of tobacco control. Tobacco-control advocates and the Food and Drug Administration should build on existing levels of public support to promote and maintain evidence-based, but controversial, policy changes in the retail environment.
At the time of the study, Shyanika W. Rose, Susan Ennett, and Kurt M. Ribisl were with the Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Heath Luz McNaughton Reyes was with the Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health. Sherry L. Emery was with the Health Media Collaboratory, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago. John C. Scott was with the Department of Public Policy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Shyanika W
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Rose
At the time of the study, Shyanika W. Rose, Susan Ennett, and Kurt M. Ribisl were with the Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Heath Luz McNaughton Reyes was with the Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health. Sherry L. Emery was with the Health Media Collaboratory, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago. John C. Scott was with the Department of Public Policy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Sherry L
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Emery
At the time of the study, Shyanika W. Rose, Susan Ennett, and Kurt M. Ribisl were with the Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Heath Luz McNaughton Reyes was with the Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health. Sherry L. Emery was with the Health Media Collaboratory, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago. John C. Scott was with the Department of Public Policy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Susan
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Ennett
At the time of the study, Shyanika W. Rose, Susan Ennett, and Kurt M. Ribisl were with the Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Heath Luz McNaughton Reyes was with the Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health. Sherry L. Emery was with the Health Media Collaboratory, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago. John C. Scott was with the Department of Public Policy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Heath Luz
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McNaughton Reyes
At the time of the study, Shyanika W. Rose, Susan Ennett, and Kurt M. Ribisl were with the Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Heath Luz McNaughton Reyes was with the Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health. Sherry L. Emery was with the Health Media Collaboratory, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago. John C. Scott was with the Department of Public Policy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
John C
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Scott
At the time of the study, Shyanika W. Rose, Susan Ennett, and Kurt M. Ribisl were with the Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Heath Luz McNaughton Reyes was with the Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health. Sherry L. Emery was with the Health Media Collaboratory, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago. John C. Scott was with the Department of Public Policy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Ribisl
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