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Filter by:Aim: to collect further information on issues related to tobacco control which should be addressed and advocated in further tobacco control measures in Hong Kong. The objectives of this policy-related survey by online panel are as follows: 1. to update information on prevalence of conventional cigarettes, e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products and waterpipe tobaccos; 2. to investigate the effects of new pictorial health warning policy in the public; 3. to investigate the level of public support on current and future tobacco control measures and taxation; 4. to address the timely impacts of smoke-free policies, public support for further tobacco control measures and assist COSH in shaping policy direction for government; Current study is a repeated cross-sectional online survey based on questionnaires. A total of 2 waves of survey will be conducted 4 months apart starting from early 2021. The target sample size in each wave of survey is planned to be 900 Hong Kong residents. The online survey will be conducted by a survey agent under the monitor of applicants. All eligible registered members of the survey agent panel will be invited to respond to the questionnaire. Once a member responded to the first wave of this study, he/she would no longer receive invitation for the subsequent wave. All responses will be kept anonymously. Analysis of survey data will aim to identify current opinion on tobacco control policies and implications for future policies. All eligible subjects who complete the online survey will be included in the analysis. Comparison with past trends conducted by landline and mobile phone surveys and, where possible, extrapolation of future trends will be explored. Weightings will be applied to adjust for the sex and age of Hong Kong population, and to handle the over-sampling issues of ex- and current smokers. The data analysis will be conducted by experienced statisticians in the applicants' team.
Aim: to collect further information on issues related to tobacco control which should be addressed and advocated in further tobacco control measures in Hong Kong The objectives of this policy-related survey by landline and mobile telephone are as follows: 1. to update information on prevalence of conventional cigarettes, e-cigarettes, heat-not-burn tobacco products and waterpipe tobaccos ; 2. to investigate the effects of new pictorial health warning policy in the public; 3. to investigate the level of public support on current and future tobacco control measures and taxation; 4. to address the timely impacts of smoke-free policies, public support for further tobacco control measures and assist COSH in shaping policy direction for government; Current study is a cross-sectional retrospective landline and mobile telephone survey based on questionnaires. The target sample size is planned to be 5,100 Hong Kong residents, including 1,700 current, ex and never smokers respectively. All three smoking status are to be evenly sampled by landline and mobile telephone. All data will be collected using a Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) system, which allows real-time data capture and consolidation. All interviews shall be conducted anonymously except for those who are willing to participate subsequent studies pictorial warning opinion. Analysis of survey data will aim to identify current opinion on tobacco control policies and implications for future policies. All eligible subjects who complete the telephone survey will be included in the analysis. Comparison with past trends conducted by previous landline and mobile phone surveys and, where possible, extrapolation of future trends will be explored. Weightings will be applied to adjust for the sex and age of Hong Kong population, and to handle the over-sampling issues of ex- and current smokers. The data analysis will be conducted by experienced statisticians in the applicants' team.
Aim: to collect further information on issues related to tobacco control which should be addressed and advocated in further tobacco control measures in Hong Kong The objectives of this policy-related survey are as follows: 1. to update information on trends and prevalence of secondhand smoke, smoking attributable health effects, cessation services, and e-cigarette; 2. to investigate the level of public support on current and future tobacco control measures and taxation; 3. to address the timely impacts of smoke-free policies, public support for further tobacco control measures and assist COSH in shaping policy direction for government. Current study is a cross-sectional retrospective telephone survey based on questionnaires. In total, 5,104 subjects will be randomly selected for a telephone interview. The subjects will be categorized into three groups, i.e. never smokers (1,700), ex-smokers (1,700) and current smokers (1,704). They will be required to answer a questionnaire via telephone. All data shall be collected using a Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) system, which allows real-time data capture and consolidation. All interviews shall be conducted anonymously. Analysis of survey data will aim to identify current opinion on tobacco control policies and implications for future policies. Analyses will be controlled for confounding variables as required by stratification into sub-groups based on important pre-defined characteristics and/or by multivariate analysis. Comparison with past trends and, where possible, extrapolation of future trends will be explored. Weights will be applied to adjust for the sex and age of Hong Kong population, and to handle the over-sampling issues of current smokers. The data analysis will be conducted by statisticians.