Public opinion on most effective ways to reduce smoking Canada 2021

A survey from 2021 found that around 39 percent of Canadian adults thought that the most effective way to reduce smoking in Canada was by having a law that requires tobacco companies to reduce the amount of nicotine in cigarettes and roll your own tobacco in order to make them less addictive. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in Canada who stated the following were the most effective ways to reduce smoking in Canada as of 2021.

Percentage of adults in Canada who stated the following were the most effective ways to reduce smoking in Canada as of 2021

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Banning the sale of tobacco and nicotine products in convenience and general stores, and only allowing them to be sold in specialty shops where young people may not enter	42%
A law that requires tobacco companies to reduce the amount of nicotine in cigarettes and roll your own tobacco in order to make them less addictive	39%
A law that phases out the commercial sale of cigarettes and other smoked tobacco products within 15 years	31%
Government making stop smoking clinics, services and products freely available	28%
Raising the legal age to buy tobacco and other nicotine products to 21	19%
None of them	9%

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Release date

October 2021

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

September 29 to October 11, 2021

Number of respondents

2,400 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Among the following, which two (2) do you think would be most/least effective at reducing smoking in Canada?"
Two mentions possible. Because respondents were able to give several answers, the total of mentions may exceed 100%.

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