Eurobarometer: an effective tool for tobacco prevention in Europe

• Main Author: Nicolas Becuwe
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: European Publishing 2016-03-01
• Series: Tobacco Prevention and Cessation
• Subjects: tobacco prevention
• Online Access: http://www.journalssystem.com/tpc/Eurobarometer-an-effective-tool-for-tobacco-prevention-in-Europe,62437,0,2.html

The presentation will highlight the key results of the latest Eurobarometer survey about «Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes” which explores behaviours and attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco. This survey was conducted among more than 27,000 respondents aged 15 or more in the 28 Member States of the European Union in December 2014. The main topic will be prevalence of smoking in Europe, issues related to starting and stopping smoking, factors that influence the choice of cigarettes or e-cigarettes, exposure to tobacco smoke and advertisement and attitudes to tobacco and e-cigarette control policies.