Public acceptability of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax and its associated factors in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the level of public acceptability of a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax and its associated factors.

Design

Participants completed an online self-administered questionnaire. Acceptability of an SSB tax was measured on a seven-point Likert scale (strongly disagree to strongly agree). Associations between acceptability and sociodemographic factors, weight status, SSB consumption and beliefs about effectiveness (e.g., 'An SSB tax would reduce people's SSB consumption'), appropriateness, socioeconomic and economic benefit, implementation and trust were assessed using multivariable linear regression analyses.

Setting

The Netherlands.

Participants

Dutch adults aged ≥18 years representative of the Dutch population for age, sex, education leve

SUBMITTER: Eykelenboom M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8145443 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature