Scores to summate environmental factors related to smoking
| a) Tobacco policy implementation score using EPOCH 1 variables | ||
|---|---|---|
| Domain | Items in score | Method of calculation using measures from EPOCH 1 |
| Availability | Tobacco selling outlets | <=2 in a community (+1 point) |
| Price | Price of cheapest brand ($PPP) | <3.7c/cig (cheapest 30%) (+0 point) 3.7–8.7c/cig (cheapest 30–50%) (+1 point) 8.7–17c/cig (more expensive 50–75%) (+2 point) 17c and above (most expensive 25%) (+3 points) |
| Comprehensive bans on advertising and promotion | Number of tobacco advertisements | Zero in a community (+1 point) |
| Point of sale advertisements | Zero (+1 point) | |
| Public information | Signs prohibiting smoking | ≥1 seen on observation walk of community (+1 point) |
| Point of sale information regarding harmful effects of smoking/tobacco | Present (+1 point) | |
| Direct health warnings | Number of warnings on packs | 2 warnings (+1 point) |
| Front of pack warnings | Present (+1 point) | |
| Support to quit | Sale of cessation aids | Present (+1 point) |
Total possible score is 11, more points indicates better implementation of tobacco policies. Source: adapted from Joossens and colleagues.10