Ninemsn Tobacco News Polls

Recently ninemsn released the results of 2 news polls asking readers to respond to issues relating to plain packaging of tobacco and also tax increases. The polls were generated off the back of two articles:

Spate of robberies in Queensland's south - Sunday May 2nd

Cigarettes slapped with 25% tax hike - Thursday April 29th

The questions asked of readers and the results are as follows:

• Do you think plain cigarette packaging will deter smokers?
• Yes: 19629 (13%) No: 133994 (87%)
• Will the price hike lead to increased cigarette theft?
• Yes: 71785 (84%) No: 13790 (16%)