CIM4DIMN, SNO and ADVIIERIISING Facts and Fallacies 0 TA' 011AC A) Manufacturers Association BATCo document for Legal Services: Health Canada 21 October 1999 INTRODUCTION A Anfi-Srnokinc c~Dmpaiqners T'requently 1VOKe the emolive argument',hat Tobacco odvertisinc encourages children to start smoking, in r'C.-T,, however, there is no convincing evic ! ence that such advertising causes anyone - adult or child, male or I r emale - to start, smoking, or to smoke more. in the UK, companies advertise toloccco products to increc-se market share among eX!STing, cd r ult smokers. Such acivertising =ncourages those smokers either 4,-- swiich Ing or to remain ioval to, the branc~ be* o0vernsed. However, such advertising cannot - and does not - increase the size of the total market. ~ the often repeated Here are some -Or claims (poseld as a ' ues'llons) made by anti- smokers in the debate on children, smoking and acivertising along with the oclual in each --cse. ~J-- CD ID BATCo document for Legal Services: Health Canada 21 October 1999 What is the effect, if any, of tobacco advertising on ze-,eer- awareness or ocliert,s~na c~-z: children's decision to smoke?" -o!nier-From; . his carretaticr.,,rc: zzverrisina :;-ecixoses ona re!r,;c~ces . smc~ _Z; CM101a There is no convincing evidence, ::n cren remairs nyporrhericzi a. aes. - it from anywhere in the world, that cannot be derived from the data. tobacco advertising encourages any individual to start smoking or v,-.Mc:)ono1ci STOtesmar -he studies. '. 'o,,ea -c smoke more. a c-cusal link (berween cdver!~sinq arc -niictrer, starting to smoke), re!ying irvea-6 on The assertion ttct acvertisinc causes cmiciren emotive itanquage, to convey The im.Pression c, to smoke is not borne out by the 0-9 ce oi c=,jse and effFects." - Polouiction Censuses and Surveys (OPCS), which summorised the seven most important riavors mcDonald's finclings ore supportec ov P-oressor associctiedwitH chiidren s-ortinc -a smoke. R Beraler at the German NariortciWnisirv oi Advertising was not one of them.* -eclth In rev;ewinc international c=-a:r 19Q2 --e :orctude-6 that the, eis no ccnvirc Resecrcn - coni'irmstho: uiicren c:,e -o and a e-noiricai evidence ior a cousci eFeec* Incifrimes as likely robe smokers,i=.i, parents c:ccrerte aciverlising on smoking :r;, sm0Ke than those with non-smottirc ccrents. c-crc ,j young peopie.~ Brotrers and sisters ~cve or, ejen mcre crornaric i'luer n. nce. 2t~-c7c~ii6rersmcke-e::~;icr~v;rc- Would a ban on cigarette lec5, one brother c- 51S,er SMCKeS. 6~c advertising stop young people smoke i. none ~:i!nei- SMOKeC U smoking?" ù The Government s _-~ie~,Meoiccl -`:;cer, Dr Kennet. --c:rnan. was askea No. The evidence strongly tobccco ccivert:sinq encouracec cni.crer. To demonstrates that it would not. sr-.CKe. He crswere-_~- "No ! ThInK '5 03'-Tly C cui%~.ci -hing cric ;t's cisc cocu~ 'ne -a~lily onci a '989 tneChildrer s Researc-, Ur-- ::-ccuc-2c: the scnoci cn-6 `r;erds z:r!6 tneir :::'eagues ona' , 6-counrry st,,;dy oi -he oerceiec -z e o-. Peoc;e -hev c;k to. AE or rnat Kinz z` Dee., zcvernsinq ord othercctors ori!u~e-e pressure sometimes rc-e-oses srrat;-~i s.-oking initiation. The a;,tkors corc _cec twict- -re;r cz)mparison provicea sircnct ev =e-~:e n c- 0 Recent anc s;cn:,:cor! esecrc.~, s,,-c!es which "a': . . eglicibie role - --- verttstng olovs a rie , - hove attempted :a estaci,sh a =rnevion ol ;ra by !r mlicrion ot srn x, le younc. -C between cavernsirg CnZ SMOKIrG Zy :niaren s,-L~dv estoolished ~hctr --ersoncl! zurcs as -ell have failed to do so i ~is ;s ~ne czlnc!usicn .cmdy and peer influences, were ::e7e-mir no -S of ~_piin MCDCnOIC. a -remoer o- re Market :,Z:Z-CrS irrespecnve ot whether -ne ore Resecircin SocleN,, wnc -csPljb;isrez: Ci~ildren exposed to zigcrerre advertising :~r 41i 1 Sr-cKing cna Acivert:s.rc: A review sr 'ne caL;ntries reported -- sirri:cir ovew-e researc- evice-ce w-:c-! s --r. :,- ec- ve :,nciact o~ perscna soc-at ard -Fiverzes ossessmer,: c- --e suo.es =r !.ne subject. or. :'uveniie SmckinC niricicn. Lrf C= rQ (N ic=i f\j 2 BATCo document for Legal Services : Health Canada 21 October 1999 What is the effect, if any, of Researcr some!,rres sncws a z:- tobacco advertising on U between owareness oicavernsiric cr-= ~~omnq. children's decision to smoke?" BuT:omier ircm -niszorreiatiormc- cc:,er-isirg oreciscases" arc-reiniorces' s-cx_nz: ~,rnonq There is no convincing evidence, chiicren remcons nyoo+enccI or O-es- - it from anywhere in the world, that cannot be derived from the dcto. tobacco advertising encourages any individual to start smoking or mrMcDo-ioic'sTces',~c--hesucies -ciiiedito smoke more. esmbiish a cousc! '.ink (between ccver!:sing and children Storting TO SMO*Ke~, reiyinc nseoc . on M The csseri-.cri Inci ocivertisinc: causes cniiaren emorive ionaucge to convey the mcressiion of to smOKe s not borne out Ov :ire Office or cause and effects." Piopuicnor Censuses and Sur4eys (OPCS), whic- surnrrc-.sea the seven mcs-, i-noortant -,'zcors McDonald's rindings are supported oy Proiessor asscc:crec with c~iiaren sTcr-inc .0 smoke. R Beraler at -he German Nationci Mmis;ry of Advertising was not one of them. Hecith. In reviewing internotionoi aa,c in 1992 he conc'udec that rnere is no corv:nc;-a ù Resec~cr- :oniirrns -hcr cn:,cren ore rwc crTC* s empiricci evidence ior a cousc; enec* or haJ -irnes =s like;y !obe S-OKers if oct" pcrren~s cicarette adver*is;rg on. smoking irincnon Srn_-Ke 'nCr mose ,rh nor-srnoKing ocrenTs. among young pecoie.~ 5rc;-e-s cnz: sisters nave ::r ever more arCMC7:C inLe-ce. 26~.,:~-. znddrer =cke ~ec-jicny 7' c7 Would a ban on cigarette iecs: --,7e z;rcvner cr sister srnoez, cna ~_-niv P-: advertising stop young people smc