Correlates of attitudes toward a smoking ban in vehicles.
To examine the predictors of attitudes toward a smoking ban in vehicles, a computer-assisted telephone interview was conducted for a representative sample of Indiana adult residents using the random-digit-dialing method. Less than one third of the total respondents favored a smoking ban for car drivers and passengers, whereas about two thirds favored the smoking ban in public places. Fifty-four percent and 63 percent of nonsmokers opposed the smoking ban for car drivers and passengers, respectively. Religiosity was a significant predictor for attitudes toward a smoking ban for both drivers and passengers when controlling for other predictors, including smoking status, employment status, and age group. Gender, income group, and race/ethnicity were insignificant.
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Dong-Chul
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Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University, 1025 E. 7th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA. sdongchu@indiana.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011633:Public Facilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011634:Public Health; D011639:Public Opinion; D012067:Religion; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D011049:Social Control Policies