ITC France National Report: Results of the Second Wave. Promoting Evidence-Based Strategies to Combat the Global Tobacco Epidemic

The objective of the ITC survey in France was to conduct a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation of national tobacco control measures. The first wave of the ITC France survey took place from December 2006 to February 2007, before the first phase of the smoking ban went into effect. Using a random-digit-dialing method, 1,735 adult smokers and 525 adult nonsmokers were contacted and interviewed. Respondents were then contacted again after the implementation of the second phase of the smoking ban, between September and November 2008, to determine and assess, among other things, the impact of the two phases of the smoking ban. Respondents from the first wave who could not be reached were replaced by new participants selected at random in order to maintain the size of each of the smoker and nonsmoker samples (replacement sample for the second wave: 473 smokers and 101 nonsmokers). For the second wave, the sample included 1,540 smokers, 515 nonsmokers, and 164 former smokers (respondents who reported being smokers in the first wave but had become nonsmokers by the second). Between the two survey waves, several other tobacco control measures were implemented in France. In February 2007, reimbursement for smoking cessation medications (nicotine replacement therapies and varenicline) was introduced at a rate of 50 euros per year per smoker. In August 2007, the price of the best-selling pack of 20 cigarettes increased by 0.30 euros per pack (rising from 5 euros to 5.30 euros), and the price of the best-selling pack of rolling tobacco increased by 0.50 euros (from 5.50 euros to 6 euros). The first ITC France national report, along with its key findings, was published in February 2009. These reports describe: 1) the attitudes and behaviors of smokers and nonsmokers before the Bertrand Decree took effect; 2) the impact of the smoking ban on the attitudes and opinions of smokers and nonsmokers; 3) changes in smoking behavior following the ban. This report provides a more comprehensive assessment of the latest tobacco control policies in France approximately 18 months after the smoking ban took effect in indoor public places, on public transportation, and in workplaces, and 8 months after the smoking ban took effect in social venues.

Author(s): Craig Lorraine, Guignard Romain, Wilquin Jean-Louis, Beck François, Arwidson Pierre, Deutsch Antoine, Yan Mi, Driezen Pete, Hitchman Sara, Mcewen Katherine

Publishing year: 2011

Pages: 32p.

Collection: International Tobacco Control: A Project to Evaluate Public Policies on Tobacco Control.

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