According to a recent survey conducted by the Institute for National Odoxa mutual hospital and health care professionals and social ( MNH ), Figaro and France Inter, the French are largely in favor of increasing the price of a pack of cigarettes . Presentation.
Tobacco: the preferred measures
Whether smokers or non-smokers, people interviewed for this survey believe that the best measure in the fight against smoking is nothing but the smoking ban in public places. Taking it a decade ago, the measure was mentioned by 60% of respondents.
One then finds the increase in the price of tobacco. When brutal , it is trusted by 40% of French. And if it is progressive , this increase is the third measure cited (21%).
Finally, 20% of smokers are "certain" to quit if such action was taken.
Smoking: neutral package shunned
However, if such a measure were ever to become reality, it would surely cause an outcry.Thus, this survey reveals that 4 out of 10 French , whether smokers or non-smokers are not favorable. Similarly, 90% of smokers are opposed to a sharp rise in the price of a pack of cigarettes.
If they do not deny the effectiveness of these measures increase the price of tobacco , smokers say their opposition to any possible rise which would weigh heavily on their purchasing power.
Finally, note that the neutral package in force since May 2015 is the least effective measure to fight against smoking by French respondents.