Exploring attitudes toward taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages in rural Michigan.
Background: While policies to address "obesity" have existed for decades, they have commonly focused on behavioral interventions. More recently, the taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages is gaining traction globally. This study sought to explore individuals' attitudes and beliefs about sugar-sweeten...
| Published in: | Journal of Health, Population & Nutrition Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 1 - 14 |
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BioMed Central
8/3/2021
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=151720576&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 151720576 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 16060997 HII jtl: Journal of Health, Population & Nutrition issn: 16060997 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 8/3/2021 vid: 40 iid: 1 pid: 24147 pub: BioMed Central artinfo: ui: 151720576 151720576 NLM34344480 151720576 10.1186/s41043-021-00259-6 NLM34344480 151720576 ppf: 1 ppct: 13 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Exploring attitudes toward taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages in rural Michigan. aug: au: Bombak, Andrea E. Colotti, Taylor E. Raji, Dolapo Riediger, Natalie D. affil: Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick, Tilley Hall, Room 9, E3B 5A3, Fredericton, NB, Canada sug: subj: Health Policy Human Adult Attitude Taxes Michigan Comparative Studies Multicenter Studies Evaluation Research Validation Studies Scales Questionnaires Adult: 19-44 years ab: Background: While policies to address "obesity" have existed for decades, they have commonly focused on behavioral interventions. More recently, the taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages is gaining traction globally. This study sought to explore individuals' attitudes and beliefs about sugar-sweetened beverages being taxed in a rural Michigan setting.Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using critical policy analysis. Data were collected in 25 semi-structured, audio-recorded interviews with adult Michiganders. Following data collection, transcripts were coded into themes using NVivo software.Results: Four themes emerged in participants' perspectives regarding sugar-sweetened beverages being taxed: resistance, unfamiliarity, tax effects, and need for education. While some participants were unfamiliar with sugar-sweetened beverage taxes, many viewed taxation as a "slippery slope" of government intervention, which invoked feelings of mistrust. In addition, participants predicted a sugar-sweetened beverage tax would be ineffective at reducing intake, particularly among regular consumers, who were frequently perceived as mostly low income and/or of higher weight.Conclusions: Further research is needed to explore perceptions of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes in different geographic areas in the USA to examine how perceptions vary. Policymakers should be aware of the potential implications of this health policy with respect to government trust and stigma towards lower income and higher-weight individuals. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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