Impact of tobacco control legislation on school children, 1992-1994.

The survey was conducted in order to examine the changes in school children's awareness of tobacco promotions, their attitudes towards smoking, and their smoking behaviour at different periods following the introduction of tobacco control legislation in January 1991 in Perth and January 1992 in New South Wales. Students were asked questions on smoking experience; cigarette brands used; source of cigarettes; perceptions of smoking; smoking habits of friends, relatives and authority figures; location of cigarette ads, and exposure to anti-smoking campaigns. As a method of within-subject control, students were also asked questions on alcohol use and advertising since alcohol had not been subjected to any major legislative changes or controls at the time of the study. Questions included alcohol drinking experience; types of alcoholic drinks drunk; source of alcoholic drinks; perceptions of drinking; drinking habits of friends, relatives and authority figures; location of alcohol ads, and exposure to anti-drinking campaigns. Background variables include age, sex, year at school, date of birth, and school location.

本调查旨在考察1991年1月澳大利亚珀斯、1992年1月新南威尔士州分别实施烟草控制立法后，不同时间段内在校学生对烟草营销的认知、吸烟态度及吸烟行为的变化情况。
调查向学生询问了以下内容：吸烟经历、所用卷烟品牌、卷烟来源、对吸烟的认知、亲友及权威人士的吸烟习惯、烟草广告投放场景，以及接触反吸烟宣传的情况。
作为被试内对照的研究方法，鉴于本研究开展时酒精领域尚未有任何重大立法变更或管控措施，调查同时向学生询问了酒精使用及酒类广告相关问题，具体包括饮酒经历、饮用酒类的种类、酒类饮品来源、对饮酒的认知、亲友及权威人士的饮酒习惯、酒类广告投放场景，以及接触反饮酒宣传的情况。
本研究的背景变量包括年龄、性别、就读年级、出生日期及学校所在地。