Adolescent Smoking and Exposure to Tobacco Marketing Under a Tobacco Advertising Ban: Findings From 2 Norwegian National Samples
Marc T. Braverman, PhD and
Leif Edvard Aarø, PhD
Marc T. Braverman is with the University of California, Davis. Leif Edvard Aarø is with the University of Bergen in Norway.
Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Marc T. Braverman, PhD, Department of Human and Community Development, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 (email: mtbraverman{at}ucdavis.edu).
Objectives. We examined the extent to which adolescents in Norwayhave been exposed to tobacco marketing despite an existing ban,and whether exposure is related to their current smoking orexpectations they will smoke in the future.
Methods. Questionnaires were administered to nationally representativesystematic samples of Norwegian youths aged 13 to 15 years in1990 (n = 4282) and 1995 (n = 4065).
Results. About half in each cohort reported exposure to marketing.Youths reporting exposure were significantly more likely tobe current smokers and to expect to be smokers at 20 years ofage, after control for important social influence predictors.
Conclusions. Adolescents current smoking and future smokingexpectations are linked to marketing exposure even in limitedsettings, suggesting the need for comprehensive controls toeliminate the function of marketing in promoting adolescentsmoking.
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