Smoking and attitudes on smoke-free air laws among club-going young adults.
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.
Kelly
Brian C
BC
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Weiser
Jonathan D
JD
Parsons
Jeffrey T
JT
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D055815:Young Adult
D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution