Public support for smoking bans in bars and gaming venues

Miller, Caroline; Kriven, Sophie

doi:10.1111/j.1467-842x.2001.tb00577.x

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“…Section 10 deals with the duty to prevent the spread of smoke from areas such as bars into smoke-free areas. Some other Australian studies 36,37 have used a forced-choice approach, that is, subjects have only been asked if they support a total ban on licensed premises. These data also demonstrate increasing support for such bans.…”

Section: Licensed Premises Smoking Restrictionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Environmental tobacco smoke in homes, motor vehicles and licensed premises: community attitudes and practices

Walsh

Tzelepis

Paul

et al. 2002

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Objective: To assess community knowledge, attitudes and practices in relation to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) especially in homes, private motor vehicles and licensed premises, and to document levels of support for further government legislation. Methods: 656 persons aged 18 years and over, a sub‐sample in a computer‐assisted telephone survey of 2,087 randomly selected respondents across NSW, answered 12 ETS‐specific questions The whole sample was asked demographic, smoking status and household membership questions. The overall response rate was 61.4% (consent rate 75.4%). Results: Overall, 32.8% (95% CI 27.8–37.8) of children aged 0–4 years in the households surveyed were reported to live with at least one smoker. Agreement about ETS hazards was lowest in relation to child ear problems (31.2%) and sudden infant death syndrome (50.6%). Complete bans on smoking were reported in 69.9% of homes and 77.1% of private motor vehicles The percentages favouring total bans in homes (p<0.001) and private motor vehicles (p<0.001) were significantly lower among smokers than non‐smokers. Overall, 55.8% supported legislation to ban smoking in private vehicles carrying children. The majority support restrictions on smoking in non‐eating areas of licensed clubs (88.7%) and hotels (84.8%). Overall, the data indicate a ban on smoking in licensed premises is likely to increase business. Conclusion: Smoking is banned in most NSW homes and private motor vehicles Acceptance of ETS risks is high but there are important knowledge gaps. Considerable support exists for further government regulation of ETS. Media campaigns are likely to reinforce a public environment already receptive of the need for more government ETS restrictions.

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Section: Licensed Premises Smoking Restrictionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In that study, equal proportions of re gular patrons said their patronage would increase as said it would decrease. 37 Regular patrons were def ined as those attending the relevant venue at least once per week. The analysis reported here used one visit in the past month to subdivide respondents.…”

Section: Licensed Premises Smoking Restrictionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental tobacco smoke in homes, motor vehicles and licensed premises: community attitudes and practices

Walsh

Tzelepis

Paul

et al. 2002

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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“…[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] However, survey research cannot illuminate how laypeople talk, positively or negatively, about different regulatory options. This paper presents a detailed analysis of conversations between groups of smokers and groups of nonsmokers to address this gap, examining the ways in which different regulatory options were discussed as acceptable or unacceptable.…”

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Smokers and non-smokers talk about regulatory options in tobacco control

Carter

Chapman²

2006

Tob Control

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Simple measures of agreement used in polls may obscure the complexity of community responses to tobacco policy. Support was frequently present but contested; some arguments that seem self-evident to advocates were not so to participants. The detailed understanding of laypeople's responses provided through qualitative methods may help frame proposals and arguments to meet concerns about justice, effectiveness and feasibility.

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“…3 Increasing community access to smoke-free environments through the introduction of such bans enjoys strong community support from both smokers and nonsmokers. [4][5][6][7][8] Despite this, in some public places, such as the hospitality industry and in particular licensed premises, the introduction of smoking bans either by self regulation or legislation has been limited and subject to successful industry lobbying for exemptions. [9][10][11][12][13] Identified barriers to adoption of bans include the perception that bans will be unpopular, that they will be hard to implement and result in loss of business.…”

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The availability of smoke-free dining in licensed premises following the introduction of the NSW Smoke-free Environment Act

Brotherton¹,

Knight²,

Daly³

et al. 2003

Health Promot J Aust

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Issue addressed: Legislation mandating smoke-free dining in licensed premises is often less than comprehensive.The NSW Smoke free Environment Act as applied to licensed premises has a range of exemptions, to the extent that it is not clear as to its impact on the availability of smoke-free dining opportunities in licensed premises. Methods:To establish the availability of smoke-free dining in such premises one month after the legislation came into effect, we approached the licensee or manager of the 362 hotels and registered clubs in a non-metropolitan region of NSW to complete a computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI). Results:Two hundred and ninety-eight (82%) establishments agreed to participate and of these, 255 (86%) served genuine meals. One hundred and fifty-eight (62%) of these had dining areas that were required to be smoke free under the Act. However, 205 (80%) of the premises had at least one smoke-free dining area. Fifty-two (23%) premises had implemented bans since the introduction of the legislation. No premises reported changing their dining style to one not required to be smoke free.

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Public support for smoking bans in bars and gaming venues

Cited by 9 publications

References 6 publications

Environmental tobacco smoke in homes, motor vehicles and licensed premises: community attitudes and practices

Environmental tobacco smoke in homes, motor vehicles and licensed premises: community attitudes and practices

Smokers and non-smokers talk about regulatory options in tobacco control

The availability of smoke-free dining in licensed premises following the introduction of the NSW Smoke-free Environment Act

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