Tobacco taxation: the importance of earmarking the revenue to health care and tobacco control

Table 2 Characteristics of the population in support of a 2-euro tobacco tax increase if funds are earmarked for health care and tobacco control, and those in support if it is not earmarked, in September 2012, Greece

		Adjusted¹		Crude
Variable	aOR	95% C.I	p- Value	OR	95% CI	p- Value
Factors related to support for a 2 Euro tax increase if the revenue is not earmarked ²
Income	1.17	0.74 - 1.87	0.504	1.21	0.76 - 1.91	0.423
Age	0.83	0.56 - 1.24	0.369	0.83	0.56 - 1.23	0.356
Gender	1.39	1.03 - 1.88	0.031	1.43	1.07 - 1.92	0.016
Current Smoking status	0.46	0.34 - 0.62	<0.001	0.44	0.33 - 0.60	<0.001
Education	1.12	0.81 - 1.56	0.485	1.11	0.81 - 1.52	0.525
Factors related to support of a 2 Euro tax increase If the revenue is earmarked ³
Income	1.12	0.75 - 1.67	0.577	1.25	0.86 - 1.83	0.251
Age	0.78	0.54 - 1.14	0.198	0.80	0.56 - 1.13	0.201
Gender	0.93	0.71 - 1.21	0.577	1.00	0.77 - 1.28	0.972
Current Smoking status	0.27	0.20 - 0.36	<0.001	0.27	0.21 - 0.36	<0.001
Education	1.18	0.88 - 1.57	0.272	1.17	0.89 - 1.53	0.266

1: Logistic regression models adjusted for age (≤ 34 years vs. >34 years*), Income (High vs. middle/low*), gender (male* vs. female), education (university vs. other*), current smoking status (current smoker vs. otherwise*). Asterisks (*) indicate reference groups.
2: These respondents answered yes, when asked if in favor of a 2 Euro tobacco tax increase.
3: These respondents answered yes, when asked if in favor of a 2 Euro tobacco tax increase earmarked towards health care and tobacco control.

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