Hazan A R, Lipton H L, Glantz S A
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
Am J Public Health. 1994 Jun;84(6):998-1000. doi: 10.2105/ajph.84.6.998.
This study examined trends in tobacco use in a random sample of 2 of the 20 top-grossing US films each year from 1960 through 1990 (62 films). The overall rate of tobacco use did not change. Films continue to portray smokers as successful, attractive White males. Smoking groups became larger, smoking alone declined, hostility and stress reduction were increasingly associated with smoking, and smoking by minor characters increased. Although smoking among elite characters fell, it remained nearly three times as prevalent as in actual population data during the 3 decades. Events involving young people more than doubled. Films do not accurately represent smoking in the United States.
本研究调查了1960年至1990年期间每年从美国票房最高的20部电影中随机抽取2部组成的样本（共62部电影）中的烟草使用趋势。烟草使用的总体比率没有变化。电影继续将吸烟者描绘成成功、有魅力的白人男性。吸烟群体变得更大，独自吸烟的情况减少，敌意和减压与吸烟的关联日益增加，次要角色的吸烟行为增多。尽管精英角色中的吸烟情况有所下降，但在这三十年里，其流行程度仍几乎是实际人口数据中的三倍。涉及年轻人的吸烟场景增加了一倍多。电影没有准确反映美国的吸烟情况。
