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American Legacy Foundation, First Look Report 12. Exposure to Pro-tobacco Messages among Teens and Young Adults
The purpose fo this report is to summarize awareness of and receptivity to pro-tobacco marketing influences from three national samples of teens and young adults following the MSA. The report addresses 4 key research questions. 1)How frequently are young teens (age 12 to 14), older teens (aged 15 to 17), and young adults (age 18 to 24) exposed to pro-tobacco marketing? 2)How frequently are teens and young adults exposed to smoking portrayals in television and films? 3)Have reports of exposure to pro-tobacco marketing among teens and young adults changed between winter 1999-20000, fall 2000, and spring 2001? 4)How does exposure to pro-tobacco marketing differ by race/ethnicity, gender and smoking status
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American Legacy Foundation, Getting to the Truth: Assessing Youths' Reactions to the truth and "think. Don't Smoke" Tobacco Countermarketing Campaigns
In February 2000, the American Legacy Foundation launched a national media campaign know as truth to counter the influence of tobacco marketing and imagery targeting youths. The primary target audience for the truth campaign is 12 to 17 year old youths who are susceptible or open to smoking. The purpose of this report is to summarize awareness of tobacco countermarketing and reactions to truth and TDS campaign messages. In addition, we examine how awareness of and and reaction to these messages varies by gender, race/ethnicity, and stage of smoking (e.g., nonsmoker, smoker) This report focuses on several key questions: 1)What health and safety messages have youths seen or hear on TV, radio, billboards, or in magazines in the past months? 2)Where are youths seeing and/or hearing tobacco countermarketing messages? 3)How has overall awareness of countermarketing campaigns changed since the launch of the truth campaign? 4)What specific tobacco countermarketing television ads have youths recently seen? 5)How did youth s react to truth and TDS ads they saw on TV? 6)How did youths respond to different styles of countermarketing television ads