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ISSP (International Social Services Project) Massey University,
August to October 2006, 2000 surveyed, 60% response rate. 1200 NZ residents
age 18 and over, replied with valid mailed responses. http://marketing.massey.co.nz/files/RoleofGovt.pdf
Telephone
poll on a tobacco products sales ban
Do you support a ban on the sale of all
tobacco products in New Zealand?
Conducted by TNS, March 2006. Released by
TV3, 2 April 2006, 1000 participants, age 18 and over.
Nationally representative. No breakdown was available by smoking
status. The ratio of Yes to No
votes is 1.24 to 1.
Conducted by TNS, March 2006. Released by
TV3, 2 April 2006, 1000 participants. Nationally
representative.
No breakdown was available by smoking
status.
Comment: Of the 93 Maori responding, 60% support a
sales ban, even though nearly half of Maori are known (from other
surveys) to smoke. Asians also voted strongly for a sales ban (This would
be consistent with few Asian women smoking according to other surveys).
The Pacific result is not statistically significant as only 28 responded.
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Do you support a legislated end to cigarette
sales in New Zealand within 10 years, provided smokers
- are not penalized (for
carrying, smoking, or growing their own), and
- can
access more effective nicotine products than at present ?
Yes
/ No / Not sure
As of March 2006, no
such poll results were available on a cigarette sales ban.
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Maori Party website poll on a cigarette sales ban
Do you support the Maori
Party's proposed anti-smoking legislation?
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Number of Voters
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: 139
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First Vote
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: Saturday, 25 February 2006 12:07
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Last Vote
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: Monday, 06 March 2006 15:03
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- www.maoriparty.com
Website polls are not scientific and reflect
the opinions of only those internet users who have chosen to participate.
This poll on the Maori Party website is likely to be a highly biased
sample. The nature of the Maori Party proposed legislation was not clear
when the poll was floated. The number of voters is small for a 9 day
voting period.
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Stuff website poll on a smoking ban
Could a total
smoking ban in New Zealand work?
This question was asked
just after 22 February 2006. The wording of the question reflects the
original story which suggested that smoking would not be allowed
anywhere. Ainsley Thomson. “Maori Party:
Ban smoking anywhere, any time.” NZ Herald 22 February 2006, page
A1.
Yes (1812 votes, 28.1%)
No (4459
votes, 69.2%)
Not
sure (174 votes, 2.7%)
Caution: Stuff
website polls are not scientific and reflect the opinions of only those
internet users who have chosen to participate. -www.stuff.co.nz
Smokers’ beliefs about smokeless
tobacco (USA 2003)
Of 2028
adult current cigarette smokers in the USA, polled in 2003, 82% were aware
of smokeless tobacco products (which can be legally sold in the USA), of whom only 11% believed
that smokeless products were less harmful than ordinary cigarettes.
- O’Connor R, Hyland A, Giovino GA, Fong GT, Cummings KM. Smoker awareness of
and beliefs about supposedly less harmful tobacco products. Am J Prev Med 2005; 29: 85-90.
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