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Attitudes Toward Smoke-Free Casino Policies Among US Adults, 2017.
- Source :
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Public Health Reports . May/Jun2019, Vol. 134 Issue 3, p234-240. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Research shows that there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) and that eliminating smoking indoors fully protects nonsmokers from indoor SHS exposure. Casinos often allow smoking indoors and can be a source of involuntary SHS exposure for employees and visitors. We examined attitudes toward smoke-free casino policies among US adults. During June and July 2017, we used a web-based survey to ask a nationally representative sample of 4107 adults aged ≥18 about their attitudes toward smoke-free casinos. Among 4048 respondents aged ≥18, a weighted 75.0% favored smoke-free casino policies, including respondents who visited casinos about once per year (74.1%), several times per year (75.3%), and at least once per month (74.2%). Although the sociodemographic characteristics of respondents who favored smoke-free casino policies varied, the majority in each group, except current smokers (45.4%), supported smoke-free policies. Allowing smoking inside casinos involuntarily exposes casino employees and visitors to SHS, a known and preventable health risk. Further assessment of public knowledge and attitudes toward smoke-free casinos at state and local levels may help inform tobacco control policy, planning, and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00333549
- Volume :
- 134
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Public Health Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 136660299
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0033354919834581