Journal article
Public Opinion on Smoking and Anti-Smoking Policies
Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol.75(3), pp.576-592
2011
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfr031
Abstract
This article traces public opinion toward tobacco use and anti-smoking legislation over time. Public views on the health effects of tobacco use have changed such that now a majority of individuals believe that smoking and secondhand smoke are harmful. While the public tends to blame the smoker for health problems, there is strong support for restrictions on tobacco advertising, although support is lower in tobacco-producing states. Generally, the public has become more supportive of smoking restrictions in various public domains, although there are important differences across states depending on tobacco production. Evidence suggests that trends in opinion toward tobacco use and anti-smoking legislation have coincided with the decline in smoking prevalence and the increase in anti-smoking policies and public health awareness reports at the federal, state, and local levels.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Public Opinion on Smoking and Anti-Smoking Policies
- Creators
- Julianna Pacheco
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol.75(3), pp.576-592
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- DOI
- 10.1093/poq/nfr031
- ISSN
- 0033-362X
- eISSN
- 1537-5331
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2011
- Academic Unit
- Political Science; Public Policy Center (Archive); Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9983921853702771
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