Survey finds most U.S. adults support prohibiting tobacco sales

Survey finds most U.S. adults support prohibiting tobacco sales

A CDC study co-authored by ASPiRE’s Maggie Mahoney found that nearly two-thirds of adults support prohibiting menthol cigarette sales, while more than half support prohibiting all sales of tobacco products. The findings were based on a web panel survey of 6,455 U.S. adults age 18 or older. No significant racial and ethnic group differences were found regarding support of a menthol prohibition, and although support for both policies was lower among people who reported current tobacco use, more than one-third of respondents who currently smoked cigarettes or menthol cigarettes still supported prohibiting menthol cigarette sales, and more than one-quarter of them supported prohibiting all tobacco product sales. Read the study. The survey prompted some tobacco control advocates to urge officials and activists to focus on a complete tobacco-product prohibition. Read a news story about the survey.