title: Analysis of a smoking policy in the workplace.
abstract: Following implementation of the smoking policy, an overall decrease in tobacco consumption was reported among 33% of the employees; of these, 32% quit completely. Smokers who reported smoking more than one pack of cigarettes a day were three times more likely to decrease consumption than those who reported smoking one pack or less a day. Among those who decreased their tobacco consumption, 43% associated this decrease with the policy implementation. A notable inverse relationship existed between smokers' tobacco consumption and attitudes about the policy: as cigarette consumption decreased, attitude about the policy increased positively.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Gerberich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D004526:Efficiency; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012907:Smoking; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014937:Work