Tobacco Control Scale (TCS)
Basic Information
The TCS is a 52-item tool, which provides a score for each country reflecting the level of implementation of tobacco control policies according to six cost-effective policies.
Transferability of measure across settings: Setting-specific
Citing Literature
Development article: Joossens L, Raw M. The Tobacco Control Scale: a new scale to measure country activity. Tobacco Control. 2006;15(3):247-253. doi:10.1136/tc.2005.015347
Empirical use: Díez-Izquierdo A, Balaguer A, Lidón-Moyano C, et al. Correlation between tobacco control policies and preterm births and low birth weight in Europe. Environmental Research. 2018;160:547-553. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2017.10.033
Policy Application in Reviewed Studies
Setting: Multiple: Community
Topic: Tobacco
Country: Multiple: Europe
PAPERS Ratings

Note: Blank pragmatic constructs indicate inadequate reporting to assign a non-zero score.
Overall PAPERS Pragmatic Score:
9

Note: Blank psychometric constructs were not assessed in included studies.
Overall PAPERS Psychometric Score:
-1