Workplace smoking restrictions and support for smoking cessation in the USA: state, region, and overall trends from 2010-11 to 2014-15

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Abstract

We discuss the most recent changes in smoking policies and support for smoking cessation offered to smokers at US workplaces. We used reports of employed adults (n = 112,008) regarding smoking restrictions and support for smoking cessation offered at their indoor workplaces from the 2010-11 and 2014-15 Tobacco Use Supplement-Current Population Survey. The percentage of adults who reported having workplace smoking restrictions was 94% in 2010-11 and 93% in 2014-15 (P = 0.001). There was a decrease in the Northeastern region (P < 0.001) and no significant changes in the other three US regions. The percentages decreased in Hawaii, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee and increased in Indiana, Nebraska, and Wyoming. The percentage of employees who reported having workplace support for smoking cessation increased from 24% to 29% (P < 0.001), which was uniform across all US regions but differed across the US states. The percentages decreased in Hawaii and increased in the majority of states. Analysis of smokers' reports (versus all reports) resulted in lower percentages of workplaces with smoking restrictions and support for smoking cessation. It is essential to further enhance support for smoking cessation offered to smokers at US workplaces.

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Mai, Y., Ha, T., & Soulakova, J. N. (2019). Workplace smoking restrictions and support for smoking cessation in the USA: state, region, and overall trends from 2010-11 to 2014-15. Journal of Smoking Cessation, 14(4), 211–220. https://doi.org/10.1017/jsc.2019.10

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