This statistic displays the results of a survey asking individuals in the UK their views on existing and possible government interventions in public health areas as of 2018. Over 70 percent of respondents support the smoking ban in public spaces, while there was the lowest amount of support for introducing a minimum price on alcohol it still was backed by over half of the survey respondents.
To what extent do you support or oppose government intervention in the following areas of public health?
Characteristic
Strongly support
Tend to support
Neither support nor oppose
Tend to oppose
Strongly oppose
The introduction of the smoking ban in public spaces
51%
21%
13%
8%
7%
Banning advertising of 'junk' foods on TV before 9pm
40%
27%
21%
8%
4%
Limiting of fast food outlets in areas that are near to schools
39%
31%
19%
7%
4%
Restricting the advertising of unhealthy food and drink
37%
32%
19%
9%
4%
The introduction of a sugar tax on soft drinks
34%
29%
18%
12%
8%
The introduction of a ban on e-cigarette usage in public spaces
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Health Foundation, & The King's Fund , & QualityWatch. (June 27, 2018). To what extent do you support or oppose government intervention in the following areas of public health? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/909948/views-on-public-health-interventions-uk/
Health Foundation, und The King's Fund , und QualityWatch. "To what extent do you support or oppose government intervention in the following areas of public health?." Chart. June 27, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/909948/views-on-public-health-interventions-uk/
Health Foundation, The King's Fund , QualityWatch. (2018). To what extent do you support or oppose government intervention in the following areas of public health?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/909948/views-on-public-health-interventions-uk/
Health Foundation, and The King's Fund , and QualityWatch. "To What Extent Do You Support or Oppose Government Intervention in The following Areas of Public Health?." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/909948/views-on-public-health-interventions-uk/
Health Foundation & The King's Fund & QualityWatch, To what extent do you support or oppose government intervention in the following areas of public health? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/909948/views-on-public-health-interventions-uk/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
To what extent do you support or oppose government intervention in the following areas of public health? [Graph], Health Foundation, & The King's Fund , & QualityWatch, June 27, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/909948/views-on-public-health-interventions-uk/
