title: Smoke-free policy and alcohol use among undergraduate college students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to assess attitudes and behaviors related to smoke-free policy among undergraduate student alcohol drinkers on a campus in a community with smoke-free bars.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a secondary data analysis of a study in which participants completed mailed surveys assessing demographic characteristics, attitudes and behaviors related to alcohol and tobacco use and smoke-free policy (n = 337). Opinion and behavior items were summarized descriptively; associations were examined using Kruskal Wallis tests and chi-square tests of association. Logistic regression tested for predictors of importance of smoke-free policy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Respondents were predominantly female and Caucasian; mean age 20.3 years. One fourth were current smokers. Seventy-nine percent said the community smoke-free law had no effect on frequency of visiting bars. Eighty-seven percent said smoke-free policy in campus buildings was "somewhat" or "very important." Predictors of perceived importance of smoke-free policy included gender and smoking status.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most smokers in this sample did not experience a change in their motivation to quit smoking or in number of cigarettes smoked daily. Implementation of a community smoke-free law did not reduce the likelihood of visiting bars. Women and nonsmokers were more likely to rate smoke-free campus policy as very important.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA. karen.butler@uky.edu
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.forename: Mary Kay
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Rayens
authors.forename: Ellen J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: Sarah M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Adkins
authors.forename: Ruth R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Staten
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011640:Public Policy; D012907:Smoking; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D015144:Southeastern United States; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult