CDC poll finds MAJORITY of Americans support banning all tobacco products for ... trends now
The majority of Americans support banning tobacco products for the first time in history, according to an official survey.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found 57.3 percent of people were in favor of 'prohibiting the sale of all tobacco products'.
Women and young adults aged 18 to 29 years old were most likely to support banning the products — which included cigarettes, cigars as well as vapes.
Previous research indicates this is a major jump in support, with a 2018 Gallup poll suggesting 25 percent of Americans believed smoking should be outlawed.
Experts today heralded the public as 'ahead of policymakers and even public health', adding that it was a 'big shift' from just a few years ago. It comes amid surveys laying bare America's vaping crisis — the latest tobacco trend — showed one in ten middle and high schoolers are addicted to vapes.
The CDC analyzed data from a poll of 6,455 Americans on their opinions regarding a ban on tobacco products
For the research, CDC scientists analyzed responses to a 2021 web survey on adults in the United States.
It recruited 6,455 Americans randomly by mail and was carried out by the New York-based pollster Porter Novelli who run the SpringStyles survey.
Respondents were asked whether they 'strongly' or 'somewhat' supported or opposed the ban.
Those who 'strongly' or 'somewhat' supported it were considered to be supporters, while those who 'strongly' or 'somewhat' opposed it were considered to be against it.
Tobacco products were considered to include cigarettes and cigars as well as vapes, which are defined as tobacco products by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Data were adjusted for demographic factors like age groups to give a suggestion of support across the US population.
Results showed
