Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2009 Sep-Oct;24(5):446-53.
doi: 10.1080/19371910802678715.

Smoking and attitudes on smoke-free air laws among club-going young adults

Brian C Kelly  1 , Jonathan D Weiser, Jeffrey T Parsons
Affiliations

Smoking and attitudes on smoke-free air laws among club-going young adults

Brian C Kelly et al. Soc Work Public Health. 2009 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

This report assesses smoking rates and support for indoor smoking bans among club-going young adults in New York City. Nearly half of the sample were smokers. Gay, lesbian, and bisexual young adults were more likely to smoke than were heterosexual participants. No differences in smoking rates were found between sexes or between Whites and non-Whites. Support for the smoking ban exists among young adults (68.6%). This is universal, as no differences in support for the ban were found by sex, race, or sexual identity. Smokers supported the ban (57.8%) less than nonsmokers did (77.3%). Yet, it remains notable that a majority support the smoking ban among smokers.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation. States, commonwealths, and municipalities with 100% smokefree laws in workplaces, restaurants, or bars. 2006. [Retrieved January 2, 2006]. from http://www.no-smoke.org/pdf/100ordlist.pdf.
    1. Biener L, Siegel M. Behavior intention of the public after bans on smoking in restaurants and bars. American Journal of Public Health. 1997;87:2042–2044. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Fichtenberg CM, Glantz SA. Effect of smoke-free workplaces on smoking behavior: Systematic review. British Medical Journal. 2002;325:188–194. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Flay B, Clayton RR. Contexts and adolescent tobacco use trajectories. Addiction. 2003;98 Suppl. 1:iii–iv.
    1. Frolich KL, Potvin L, Chabot P, Corin E. A theoretical and empirical analysis of context: Neighbourhoods, smoking, and youth. Social Science & Medicine. 2002;54:1401–1417. - PubMed

Publication types

Substances