Program in Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Anteater Instruction & Research Building, Irvine, CA 92697-3957, USA.
BMC Public Health. 2012 Feb 25;12:144. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-144.
High levels of airborne particles from secondhand smoke have been reported in California Indian casinos. Yet, little is known regarding the smoking status of casino patrons, their avoidance of secondhand smoke while visiting, and their views on a hypothetical smoking ban.
Predictors of visiting an Indian casino were assessed among participants of the 2008 California Tobacco Survey (n = 10,397). Exposure to and avoidance of secondhand smoke were subsequently analyzed among a subset of participants who had visited a casino in the year prior to the survey (n = 3,361).
Ethnic minorities, older individuals, current smokers and residents of sparsely populated regions of California were more likely than other demographic groups to visit a tribal casino. Avoidance of secondhand smoke was more frequent among the never smokers than former and current smokers, particularly those who last visited a casino lacking physical separation between non-smoking and smoking sections. The never smokers versus current smokers disproportionately expressed a willingness to extend their stay and visit again if smoking were prohibited.
If casinos became smoke free, then it is anticipated that they would be visited by a significantly larger number of Californians, including both patrons and those who otherwise would not have visited a casino.
据报道，加利福尼亚印第安赌场的空气中存在大量二手烟颗粒。然而，对于赌场顾客的吸烟状况、他们在光顾赌场时对二手烟的回避情况，以及他们对假设的禁烟令的看法，人们知之甚少。
在 2008 年加利福尼亚烟草调查（n=10397）的参与者中，评估了访问印第安赌场的预测因素。在调查前一年曾去过赌场的参与者亚组中，对二手烟的暴露和回避情况进行了后续分析（n=3361）。
与其他人群相比，少数民族、年龄较大的人群、当前吸烟者和加利福尼亚人口稀少地区的居民更有可能光顾部落赌场。与前吸烟者和当前吸烟者相比，从不吸烟者更频繁地回避二手烟，尤其是那些最后一次光顾的赌场在非吸烟区和吸烟区之间没有物理隔离的人。从不吸烟者与当前吸烟者相比，更愿意延长逗留时间并再次光顾，如果禁止吸烟的话。
如果赌场实现禁烟，那么预计会有更多的加利福尼亚人光顾赌场，包括顾客和那些原本不会光顾赌场的人。
