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KMID : 0613620180380030303
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Health Social Welfare Review
2018 Volume.38 No. 3 p.303 ~ p.330
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Cigarette Packages as Marketing Communication Tools: Predictive Roles of Cigarette Package Elements in Perceptions and Choices of Low-Tar and Flavored Cigarette
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Paek Hye-Jin
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Abstract
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This study analyzed an online survey of 531 smokers aged 14-62 to examine the following: (1) their perceptions of low-tar cigarettes; (2) their choices of cigarettes among six popular low-tar and flavored cigarette brands in terms of perceptions and preferences; and (3) cigarette package elements that predicted their choices. Differences among these examinations were also compared across three age groups: adolescents (age 14-19), young adults (20-24), and adults (25+). Results are as follows. First, smokers across all three age groups perceived low-tar cigarettes to be smoother and milder. These perceptions were particularly high among the adult age group, whereas the perception that low-tar cigarettes are less harmful than regular cigarettes was highest among adolescents. Second, regardless of age group, the highest number of respondents selected the “ESSE Su (1mg)” brand as smoothest and least harmful. In addition, the highest number of respondents chose “Marlboro Ice Blast One (1mg)” as the brand that they want to smoke the most. A series of hierarchical logistic regression analyses showed the following: the significant predictor for choosing Esse Su as the mildest/smoothest and least harmful cigarette was package design (image); the significant predictors of choosing The One White (0.1mg) as the least harmful cigarette were tar amount descriptor and package color; and the significant predictor for choosing Marlboro as the cigarette that most respondents wanted to smoke was package color.
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KEYWORD
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Cigarette Package Marketing Communication, Design, Color, Flavor, Low-Tar, Perceptions of Reduced Harm, Tobacco Marketing
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