title: Preference and requests for smoke-free dining.
abstract: This study looked at whether people prefer to sit in smoking or smoke-free areas when they go to cafés and restaurants. It also considered whether those who said they would prefer smoke-free dining made this known when booking or going to a restaurant. The sample was 2387 Victorians, randomly selected and interviewed in their own homes. Overall, 68 per cent of respondents said they would prefer a nonsmoking area, and only 11 per cent preferred a smoking area. Even among smokers, less than half (42 per cent) wanted to sit in a smoking area. Of those people who wanted smoke-free dining, only 45 per cent said they always made this known. The results demonstrate strong community desire for smoke-free dining, but also point to the need for restaurant managers or the dining public to take the initiative, or for legislative action to ensure the provision of smoke-free areas.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Melbourne.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mullins
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012147:Restaurants; D012494:Sampling Studies; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014739:Victoria
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution