Understanding public opinion to the introduction of minimum unit pricing in Scotland : a qualitative study using Twitter
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ..
OBJECTIVES: On 1 May 2018 minimum unit pricing (MUP) of alcohol was introduced in Scotland. This study used Twitter posts to quantify sentiment expressed online during the introduction of MUP, conducted a thematic analysis of these perceptions and analysed which Twitter users were associated with which particular sentiments.
DESIGN AND SETTING: This qualitative social media analysis captured all tweets relating to MUP during the 2 weeks after the introduction of the policy. These tweets were assessed using a mixture of human and machine coding for relevance, sentiment and source. A thematic analysis was conducted.
PARTICIPANTS: 74 639 tweets were collected over 14 days. Of these 53 574 were relevant to MUP.
RESULTS: Study findings demonstrate that opinion on the introduction of MUP in Scotland was somewhat divided, as far as is discernible on Twitter, with a slightly higher proportion of positive posts (35%) than negative posts (28%), with positive sentiment stronger in Scotland itself. Furthermore, 55% of positive tweets/retweets were originally made by health or alcohol policy-related individuals or organisations. Thematic analysis of tweets showed some evidence of misunderstanding around policy issues.
CONCLUSIONS: It is possible to appreciate the divided nature of public opinion on the introduction of MUP in Scotland using Twitter, the nature of the sentiment around it and the key actors involved. It will be possible to later study how this changes when the policy becomes more established.
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2019 |
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2019 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9 |
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BMJ open - 9(2019), 6 vom: 14. Juni, Seite e029690 |
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Englisch |
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Astill Wright, Laurence [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 12.06.2020 Date Revised 09.01.2021 published: Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029690 |
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| 520 | |a OBJECTIVES: On 1 May 2018 minimum unit pricing (MUP) of alcohol was introduced in Scotland. This study used Twitter posts to quantify sentiment expressed online during the introduction of MUP, conducted a thematic analysis of these perceptions and analysed which Twitter users were associated with which particular sentiments | ||
| 520 | |a DESIGN AND SETTING: This qualitative social media analysis captured all tweets relating to MUP during the 2 weeks after the introduction of the policy. These tweets were assessed using a mixture of human and machine coding for relevance, sentiment and source. A thematic analysis was conducted | ||
| 520 | |a PARTICIPANTS: 74 639 tweets were collected over 14 days. Of these 53 574 were relevant to MUP | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: Study findings demonstrate that opinion on the introduction of MUP in Scotland was somewhat divided, as far as is discernible on Twitter, with a slightly higher proportion of positive posts (35%) than negative posts (28%), with positive sentiment stronger in Scotland itself. Furthermore, 55% of positive tweets/retweets were originally made by health or alcohol policy-related individuals or organisations. Thematic analysis of tweets showed some evidence of misunderstanding around policy issues | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSIONS: It is possible to appreciate the divided nature of public opinion on the introduction of MUP in Scotland using Twitter, the nature of the sentiment around it and the key actors involved. It will be possible to later study how this changes when the policy becomes more established | ||
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