Schroeder Institute, Truth Initiative, Washington, DC, USA
Schroeder Institute, Truth Initiative, Washington, DC, USA.
Tob Control. 2023 Jan;32(1):118-120. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056451. Epub 2021 Jun 8.
Little is known on whether cigarette filter-related knowledge or beliefs are associated with support for policies to reduce their environmental impact.
A cross-sectional, population-based sample of US adults aged 18-64 years (n=2979) was used to evaluate filter-related knowledge and beliefs by smoking status using data collected between 24 October 2018 and 17 December 2018. Multivariate logistic regression models explored whether these knowledge and belief items were associated with support for two policies, a US$0.75 litter fee and a ban on sales of filtered cigarettes, controlling for demographic characteristics and smoking status.
Regardless of smoking status, 71% did not know plastic was a cigarette filter component and 20% believed filters were biodegradable. Overall, 23% believed filters reduce health harms and 60% believed filters make it easier to smoke; 90% believed cigarette butts are harmful to the environment. Individuals believing cigarette butts harmed the environment were more likely to support a litter fee (adjusted OR (aOR)=2.33, 95% CI: 1.71 to 3.17). Individuals believing that filters are not biodegradable had higher odds of supporting a litter fee (OR=1.47, 95% CI: 1.15 to 1.88). Respondents believing that filters do not make cigarettes less harmful were more likely to support a litter fee (aOR=1.50, 95% CI: 1.20 to 1.88) and filter ban (aOR=2.03, 95% CI: 1.64 to 2.50). Belief that filters make it easier to smoke was associated with decreased support for a filter ban (aOR=0.69, 95% CI: 0.58 to 0.83).
Comprehensive efforts are needed to educate the public about the impact of cigarette filters in order to build support for effective tobacco product waste policy.
对于与减少香烟过滤嘴对环境影响相关的政策的支持是否与过滤嘴相关知识或信念有关，目前知之甚少。
使用 2018 年 10 月 24 日至 12 月 17 日期间收集的数据，对美国 18-64 岁成年人进行了横断面、基于人群的样本调查，评估了不同吸烟状况下与过滤嘴相关的知识和信念。采用多变量逻辑回归模型，控制人口统计学特征和吸烟状况，探讨了这些知识和信念项目与支持两项政策（每单位 0.75 美元的垃圾费和禁止销售过滤嘴香烟）之间的关系。
无论吸烟状况如何，有 71%的人不知道塑料是香烟过滤嘴的组成部分，20%的人认为过滤嘴是可生物降解的。总体而言，23%的人认为过滤嘴可以减少健康危害，60%的人认为过滤嘴使吸烟更容易；90%的人认为香烟头对环境有害。认为香烟头对环境有害的人更有可能支持垃圾费（调整后的比值比（aOR）=2.33，95%可信区间（CI）：1.71-3.17）。认为过滤嘴不可生物降解的人更有可能支持垃圾费（OR=1.47，95%CI：1.15-1.88）。认为过滤嘴不能减少香烟危害的人更有可能支持垃圾费（aOR=1.50，95%CI：1.20-1.88）和过滤嘴禁令（aOR=2.03，95%CI：1.64-2.50）。认为过滤嘴使吸烟更容易的人不太可能支持过滤嘴禁令（aOR=0.69，95%CI：0.58-0.83）。
需要进行全面的宣传教育，使公众了解香烟过滤嘴的影响，以便为有效的烟草产品废物政策提供支持。
