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To evaluate the impact of a restrictive worksite smoking policy on employee smoking patterns, environmental tobacco smoke exposure, policy attitudes, and social norms.

January 1, 1990Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Impact of a Restrictive Work Site Smoking Policy on Smoking Behavior, Attitudes, and Norms

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NGNell H. GottliebThe University of Texas at Austin MEMichael P. EriksenGeorgia State University CLChris Y. LovatoUniversity of British Columbia

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Cross-sectional survey series reveals reduced workplace cigarette consumption and secondhand smoke exposure in state agency employees, indicating limited short-term impact on overall smoking...

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To evaluate the impact of a restrictive worksite smoking policy on employee smoking patterns, environmental tobacco smoke exposure, policy attitudes, and social norms.
Conducted three successive cross-sectional surveys among employees across a large decentralized state agency before and after policy implementation.
Daily consumption of 15 or more cigarettes at work decreased from 16.9% to 4.9%, and the proportion of respondents bothered daily by coworker smoke fell from 21.8% to 3.8%.
No significant change occurred in smoking prevalence, proportion of smokers attempting to quit, or overall daily cigarette consumption.
Post-implementation interactions between smokers and nonsmokers regarding smoking behaviors decreased.

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Gottlieb et al. (1990) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a746f9d0b1b00a0ee090bc7 https://doi.org/10.1097/00043764-199001000-00008

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Cross-sectional survey series reveals reduced workplace cigarette consumption and secondhand smoke exposure in state agency employees, indicating limited short-term impact on overall smoking...

Impact of a Restrictive Work Site Smoking Policy on Smoking Behavior, Attitudes, and Norms

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