Perceptions of the possible health and economic impacts of Seattle’s sugary beverage tax
| Autor: | Lina P. Walkinshaw, James Krieger, Vanessa M. Oddo, Brian E. Saelens, Mary Podrabsky, Melissa Knox, Jessica C. Jones-Smith, Nadine Chan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Washington medicine.medical_specialty Sugary beverages Adolescent Dietary Sugars Population 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Public Policy Affect (psychology) Beverages 03 medical and health sciences Tax support Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Epidemiology Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Aged education.field_of_study Seattle Poverty business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 Middle Aged Taxes Confidence interval Sugary beverage tax Public Opinion Income Household income Female Public Health Biostatistics business Demography Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Public Health BMC Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| Popis: | Background Taxes on sugary beverages are an emerging strategy to improve health by reducing consumption and raising revenues to support community wellbeing. However, taxes may have unintended consequences, and perceptions of these consequences may affect attitudes towards this policy. Methods In June 2017, the Seattle City Council passed an ordinance imposing a tax on sugary beverages, effective January 1, 2018. Between October and December 2017, we recruited 851 adults in Seattle to complete a survey (telephone or online) about support for the tax and their perceptions of tax-related health and economic impacts. We first analyzed data for the full sample. We then tested for differences in participants’ responses by household income level ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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