title: Beliefs regarding smoking in the workplace: results from the Global Workplace Smoking Survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To collect global information on attitudes of employers and employees toward workplace smoking and cessation.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Global Workplace Smoking Survey collected data from employers (smoking and non-smoking) and smoking employees in 14 countries in 2007.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 3,525 employees (all smokers) and 1,403 employers (smokers and non-smokers) participated in the survey. While the majority of employees and employers felt that workplace smoking was unacceptable, this was indicated by a greater proportion of employers than employees, particularly in Europe and Asia (92 and 93% of employers vs. 61 and 71% of employees, respectively). Only 29% of employees believed that smoking has negative financial impacts on their company compared to 46% of employers. While almost three-quarters of employees agreed that all workplaces should be smoke-free, agreement was greater among employers (87%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results indicate a broad lack of support for workplace smoking among employers and smoking employees, although employers were more likely to stress negative financial consequences and advantages of smoke-free workplaces. These results suggest directions for subsequent programs to reduce workplace smoking by assisting smoking cessation.
authors.affiliation: Health Services and Social Policy Research, RTI International, 701 13th St. NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20005, USA. mhalpern@rti.org
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Halpern
authors.forename: Humphrey
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking; D017132:Workplace