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Analysis of the promotion of cigarettes at the point of sale and its attractiveness to children
Author(s) -
Pereira Inês,
VeludodeOliveira Tânia M.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of consumer studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.775
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1470-6431
pISSN - 1470-6423
DOI - 10.1111/ijcs.12099
Subject(s) - habit , attractiveness , promotion (chess) , point of sale , incentive , advertising , business , marketing , point (geometry) , tobacco industry , health promotion , sample (material) , environmental health , public health , psychology , medicine , economics , political science , social psychology , politics , mathematics , psychoanalysis , law , chemistry , pathology , world wide web , computer science , microeconomics , geometry , chromatography , nursing
Smoking habit seriously affects public health in a number of direct and indirect ways. The study reported here took place in B razil and examined the promotional activities of the tobacco industry at the point of sale, with particular reference to their impact on children. Tobacco control policies are generally in place in developed countries, and smokers typically develop the habit while still young. Trained researchers visited a stratified sample of 429 retail outlets in the city of S ão P aulo, comprising the local equivalents of bars, snack bars, luncheonettes and pubs. Data for analysis were collected by direct observation at the point of sale and interviews with the person deemed to be in charge of the outlet visited. The results indicate that the tobacco industry is displaying its products within full view of children and making use of the sales' incentives offered to the retailer. The findings contribute significantly to the study of the effect of promotion at the point of sale on young smokers and can inform the policy debate on the increasing regulation of tobacco marketing promotional methods.