Table 4 Perceived Health and Economic Impacts of Tax in Seattle, by Race/Ethnicity
From: Perceptions of the possible health and economic impacts of Seattle’s sugary beverage tax
Non-Hispanic Whitesa (N = 588) | Non-Hispanic Blacksa (N = 60) | Non-Hispanic Asiansa (N = 66) | Non-Hispanic Other Racea,b (N = 78) | Hispanics (N = 56)a | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | ||
Opinion on Taxc | ||||||
Approve | 64% (59, 68%) | 46% (33, 60%) | 49% (36, 62%) | 53% (41, 65%) | 53% (38, 68%) | 0.17 |
Disapprove | 33% (28, 37%) | 49% (36, 63%) | 45% (32, 58%) | 42% (31, 55%) | 42% (28, 57%) | |
Don’t know | 3.9% (2.5, 6.1%) | 4.3% (1.0, 17%) | 6.4% (2.4, 16%) | 4.4% (1.6, 12%) | 5.1% (1.3, 18%) | |
Child Well Beingd | ||||||
Tax will improve child health and wellbeing | 61% (57, 66%) | 46% (33, 61%) | 59% (46, 71%) | 44% (33, 57%) | 60% (45, 73%) | 0.18 |
Tax will not improve child health and wellbeing | 35% (31, 40%) | 44% (31, 58%) | 36% (25, 50%) | 51% (38, 63%) | 39% (26, 54%) | |
Don’t know | 3.3% (2.0, 5.3%) | 10% (3.6, 23%) | 4.5% (1.5, 13%) | 4.9% (1.4, 16%) | 1.2% (0.17, 8.2%) | |
Public Healthd | ||||||
Tax will improve public health | 59% (54, 63%) | 42% (29, 57%) | 55% (42, 68%) | 42% (30, 54%) | 52% (38, 67%) | 0.095 |
Tax will not improve public health | 38% (33, 42%) | 48% (34, 62%) | 39% (27, 52%) | 51% (39, 64%) | 48% (33, 62%) | |
Don’t know | 3.6% (2.3, 5.6%) | 10% (3.7, 24%) | 5.6% (2.1, 14%) | 6.8% (2.6, 17%) | 0% (0, 0%) | |
Cross-Border Shoppingd | ||||||
Participant will not cross-border shop | 78% (74, 82%) | 77% (63, 87%) | 77% (64, 86%) | 82% (70, 90%) | 68% (52, 80%) | 0.029 |
Participant will cross-border shop | 20% (17, 25%) | 13% (7.0, 25%) | 17% (10, 29%) | 17% (10, 29%) | 29% (17, 45%) | |
Don’t know | 1.7% (0.91, 3.0%) | 10% (3.6, 23%) | 5.8% (2.2, 15%) | 1.0% (0.10, 6.7%) | 3.3% (0.80, 13%) | |
Seattle's Economyd | ||||||
Tax will have a positive effect on the economy | 48% (43, 53%) | 49% (35, 63%) | 46% (33, 59%) | 44% (32, 56%) | 50% (35, 64%) | 0.81 |
Tax will have a negative effect on the economy | 36% (31, 40%) | 26% (16, 39%) | 39% (27, 53%) | 34% (23, 47%) | 35% (23, 51%) | |
Don’t know | 16% (13, 20%) | 25% (14, 39%) | 15% (7.8, 27%) | 22% (13, 34%) | 15% (7.7, 27%) | |
Small Businessesd | ||||||
Tax will not negatively affect small businesses | 53% (49, 58%) | 45% (32, 59%) | 51% (38, 64%) | 42% (31, 55%) | 60% (44, 73%) | 0.036 |
Tax will negatively affect small businesses | 40% (35, 44%) | 38% (25, 52%) | 33% (22, 46%) | 48% (36, 60%) | 38% (25, 53%) | |
Don’t know | 7.1% (5.3, 9.5%) | 17% (8.6, 31%) | 17% (9.1, 29%) | 10% (4.3, 21%) | 2.4% (0.59, 9.3%) | |
Job Lossd | ||||||
Tax will not result in job loss | 67% (62, 71%) | 61% (46, 73%) | 63% (50, 75%) | 65% (52, 75%) | 75% (60, 86%) | 0.022 |
Tax will result in job loss | 25% (21, 29%) | 22% (13, 34%) | 16% (9.0, 29%) | 19% (11, 31%) | 19% (10, 34%) | |
Don’t know | 8.2% (6.2, 11%) | 18% (9.1, 31%) | 20% (12, 33%) | 16% (9.0, 27%) | 5.3% (1.6, 16%) | |
Family Financesd | ||||||
Tax will not negatively affect family finances | 82% (79, 86%) | 63% (48, 75%) | 73% (60, 83%) | 81% (71, 88%) | 67% (51, 79%) | <0.001* |
Tax will negatively affect family finances | 16% (13, 20%) | 31% (20, 45%) | 16% (8.0, 27%) | 14% (8.0, 24%) | 27% (15, 43%) | |
Don’t know | 1.3% (0.70, 2.4%) | 6.4% (1.9, 20%) | 11% (5.3, 22%) | 4.6% (1.7,12%) | 5.6% (1.8, 17%) | |
Impact on Low-Income People and People of Color | ||||||
Tax will positively impact people with low-income/people of color | 50% (45, 54%) | 54% (40, 68%) | 37% (25, 50%) | 46% (34, 59%) | 49% (34, 64%) | 0.48 |
Tax will negatively impact people with low-income/people of color | 40% (36, 45%) | 32% (20, 46%) | 48% (35, 61%) | 42% (31, 55%) | 44% (30, 59%) | |
Don’t know | 10% (7.8, 13%) | 14% (6.6, 26%) | 15% (7.9, 27%) | 11% (5.3, 22%) | 7.3% (2.7, 19%) | |
Individual Choiced | ||||||
People will have the choice to drink the beverages they want | 74% (70, 78%) | 64% (49, 76%) | 63% (50, 75%) | 71% (59, 81%) | 63% (48%,7 6%) | 0.32 |
People will not have the choice to drink the beverages they want | 23% (20, 27%) | 33% (22, 47%) | 32% (21, 46%) | 24% (15, 36%) | 37% (24, 52%) | |
Don’t know | 2.8 (1.7, 4.4%) | 3.0% (0.42, 18%) | 4.5% (1.5, 13%) | 4.7% (1.3, 15%) | 0% (0.0, 0.0%) | |