title: Public perceptions of the tobacco-free generation in Tasmania: adults and adolescents.
abstract: The tobacco-free generation (TFG) proposal advocates prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to people born after the year 2000. In a world-first, the Tasmanian parliament is considering this proposed legislation. Levels of public support for the proposal among adults and adolescents were investigated.
  
  
  
  Data were collected via 2 cross-sectional studies in 2014. 1 was a telephone survey of 600 randomly sampled Tasmanians aged 18 years or over, the other a pencil and paper survey of 1888 Tasmanian secondary school students aged 12-17 years.Regression models were used to examine characteristics associated with support for adults and adolescents, weighted to account for sampling and the Tasmanian population.
  
  
  
  Support for the TFG proposal was 75% among Tasmanian adults. Majority support extends across all sociodemographic subgroups, including 72% of current smokers. Support was higher among females and those educated up to year 12. Of those aged 12-17 years, 68% supported the TFG proposal, including 64% of those born after the year 2000, who would be directly affected by the TFG proposal. Support was higher among non-smokers and those born before the year 2000.
  
  
  
  There is strong public support for the TFG proposal in Tasmania, even among smokers and people born after the year 2000.
authors.affiliation: Quit Tasmania, Cancer Council Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Trainer
authors.affiliation: Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
authors.forename: Seana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gall
authors.affiliation: Quit Tasmania, Cancer Council Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
authors.forename: Abby
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Terry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011639:Public Opinion; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013648:Tasmania; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: End game; Prevention; Public opinion; Public policy