Public support for standardised packaging and policy implementation: an analysis of European survey data
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: We conducted a secondary analysis of Eurobarometer survey data from 27 European countries, collected in 2017 (n = 28 300) and 2023 (n = 26 358), to assess changes in public support for standardised tobacco packaging. In the pooled analysis, support remained unchanged in the 19 MS without relevant legislation (adjusted Prevalence Ratio [aPR]=0.94, 95% Confidence Interval: 0.86-1.03), whereas the 8 MS that had implemented the policy by 2023 were significantly more likely to experience an increase in support (interaction term: aPR = 1.28, 1.17-1.41). The increase in support offers reassurance to policymakers advocating for tobacco packaging regulations and encourages MS to consider the adoption of similar policies.
Institutions: Imperial College London, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, University of California, San Francisco, Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge, Institut Català d'Oncologia, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, Universitat de Barcelona, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,181
Funder: European Commission
OpenAlex ID: W7125972699