The RICO Verdict and Corrective Statements: Catalysts for Policy Change?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A federal court ruled tobacco companies violated racketeering laws and ordered them to publish corrective statements. This study assesses effects of exposure to the statements and related court findings on attitudes toward tobacco-related policies and tobacco company influences on policymaking.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of US adults (N = 2010) prior to publication of the statements. Participants were randomly assigned to the "unexposed" group (N = 1004), which answered attitude questions before reading the statements and court findings, or the "exposed" group (N = 1006), which answered attitude questions after reading the statements and court findings.

Results

The exposed group was less likely to think lawmakers should trus

SUBMITTER: Matheny JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7039654 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature