title: Support for indoor bans on electronic cigarettes among current and former smokers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use is increasing in the U.S. Although marketed as a safer alternative for cigarettes, initial evidence suggests that e-cigarettes may pose a secondhand exposure risk. The current study explored the prevalence and correlates of support for e-cigarette bans.
  
  
  METHODS
  A sample of 265 current/former smokers completed a cross-sectional telephone survey from June-September 2014; 45% Black, 31% White, 21% Hispanic. Items assessed support for home and workplace bans for cigarettes and e-cigarettes and associated risk perceptions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most participants were aware of e-cigarettes (99%). RESULTS demonstrated less support for complete e-cigarette bans in homes and workplaces compared to cigarettes. Support for complete e-cigarette bans was strongest among older, higher income, married respondents, and former smokers. Complete e-cigarette bans were most strongly endorsed when perceptions of addictiveness and health risks were high. While both e-cigarette lifetime and never-users strongly supported cigarette smoking bans, endorsement for e-cigarette bans varied by lifetime use and intentions to use e-cigarettes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Support for indoor e-cigarette bans is relatively low among individuals with a smoking history. Support for e-cigarette bans may change as evidence regarding their use emerges. These findings have implications for public health policy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA. skolar@miami.edu.
authors.forename: Stephanie K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kolar
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA. brogers@psy.miami.edu.
authors.forename: Brooke G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA. mwebb@miami.edu.
authors.forename: Monica Webb
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Hooper
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003625:Data Collection; D066300:Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011634:Public Health; D011640:Public Policy; D044469:Racial Groups; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult