1 Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Public Health Rep. 2019 May/Jun;134(3):234-240. doi: 10.1177/0033354919834581. Epub 2019 Mar 21.
Research shows that there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) and that eliminating smoking indoors fully protects nonsmokers from indoor SHS exposure. Casinos often allow smoking indoors and can be a source of involuntary SHS exposure for employees and visitors. We examined attitudes toward smoke-free casino policies among US adults. During June and July 2017, we used a web-based survey to ask a nationally representative sample of 4107 adults aged ≥18 about their attitudes toward smoke-free casinos. Among 4048 respondents aged ≥18, a weighted 75.0% favored smoke-free casino policies, including respondents who visited casinos about once per year (74.1%), several times per year (75.3%), and at least once per month (74.2%). Although the sociodemographic characteristics of respondents who favored smoke-free casino policies varied, the majority in each group, except current smokers (45.4%), supported smoke-free policies. Allowing smoking inside casinos involuntarily exposes casino employees and visitors to SHS, a known and preventable health risk. Further assessment of public knowledge and attitudes toward smoke-free casinos at state and local levels may help inform tobacco control policy, planning, and practice.
研究表明，二手烟（SHS）暴露不存在安全水平，完全禁止室内吸烟可充分保护不吸烟者免受室内 SHS 暴露。赌场通常允许室内吸烟，员工和访客可能会因此被动暴露于 SHS 中。我们调查了美国成年人对无烟赌场政策的态度。2017 年 6 月至 7 月，我们采用基于网络的调查方式，向全国代表性的 4107 名年龄≥18 岁的成年人询问了他们对无烟赌场的态度。在 4048 名年龄≥18 岁的应答者中，75.0%的人赞成无烟赌场政策，其中包括每年大约去一次赌场（74.1%）、每年几次（75.3%）和至少每月一次（74.2%）的应答者。尽管赞成无烟赌场政策的应答者的社会人口学特征不同，但大多数人（除了当前吸烟者 45.4%）支持该政策。允许在赌场内部吸烟会使赌场员工和访客被动暴露于 SHS 中，这是一种已知且可预防的健康风险。进一步评估州和地方一级公众对无烟赌场的了解和态度，可能有助于为烟草控制政策、规划和实践提供信息。
