A survey from 2021 found that around 39 percent of Canadian adults thought that the most effective way to reduce smoking in Canada was by having a law that requires tobacco companies to reduce the amount of nicotine in cigarettes and roll your own tobacco in order to make them less addictive. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in Canada who stated the following were the most effective ways to reduce smoking in Canada as of 2021.
Percentage of adults in Canada who stated the following were the most effective ways to reduce smoking in Canada as of 2021
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Banning the sale of tobacco and nicotine products in convenience and general stores, and only allowing them to be sold in specialty shops where young people may not enter
42%
A law that requires tobacco companies to reduce the amount of nicotine in cigarettes and roll your own tobacco in order to make them less addictive
39%
A law that phases out the commercial sale of cigarettes and other smoked tobacco products within 15 years
31%
Government making stop smoking clinics, services and products freely available
28%
Raising the legal age to buy tobacco and other nicotine products to 21
Original question: "Among the following, which two (2) do you think would be most/least effective at reducing smoking in Canada?"
Two mentions possible. Because respondents were able to give several answers, the total of mentions may exceed 100%.
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Leger. (October 29, 2021). Percentage of adults in Canada who stated the following were the most effective ways to reduce smoking in Canada as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1328466/most-effective-ways-to-reduce-smoking-in-canada/
Leger. "Percentage of adults in Canada who stated the following were the most effective ways to reduce smoking in Canada as of 2021." Chart. October 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1328466/most-effective-ways-to-reduce-smoking-in-canada/
Leger. (2021). Percentage of adults in Canada who stated the following were the most effective ways to reduce smoking in Canada as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1328466/most-effective-ways-to-reduce-smoking-in-canada/
Leger. "Percentage of Adults in Canada Who Stated The following Were The Most Effective Ways to Reduce Smoking in Canada as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Oct 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1328466/most-effective-ways-to-reduce-smoking-in-canada/
Leger, Percentage of adults in Canada who stated the following were the most effective ways to reduce smoking in Canada as of 2021 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1328466/most-effective-ways-to-reduce-smoking-in-canada/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Percentage of adults in Canada who stated the following were the most effective ways to reduce smoking in Canada as of 2021 [Graph], Leger, October 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1328466/most-effective-ways-to-reduce-smoking-in-canada/
