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Table 3. 2001-2002 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population
Survey (TUS-CPS):
Attitudes toward smoking in public places -- Percentage Estimates
(95% Confidence Intervals) of the US household population, 18
or older, who believe that public areas should be smoke-free*.
Public Area: |
Total (%) |
Male (%) |
Female (%) |
Restaurants
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57.5
(57.1-57.8) |
54.2
(53.8-54.7) |
60.5
(60.1-60.9) |
Hospitals |
86.7
(86.4-87.0) |
85.1
(84.7-85.5) |
88.2
(87.9-88.5) |
Indoor work areas |
74.3
(74.0-74.7) |
69.9
(69.5-70.4) |
78.4
(78.0-78.7) |
Bars and cocktail lounges |
33.9
(33.6-34.3) |
31.0
(30.6-31.4) |
36.7
(36.3-37.1) |
Indoor sporting events |
76.8
(76.4-77.2) |
73.1
(72.6-73.5) |
80.2
(79.8-80.7) |
Indoor shopping malls |
76.0
(75.6-76.4) |
72.8
(72.3-73.2) |
79.0
(78.6-79.3) |
Population
size** (thousands) |
196,939 |
94,611 |
102,328 |
Sample
size** |
178,745 |
78,381 |
100,364 |
*Assessed by asking: "In (PUBLIC AREA), do you think that
smoking should be allowed in all areas, allowed in some areas, or
not allowed at all?"
**Based on population/sample size applying
to the item in the series having the fewest respondents providing
other than a Don't Know or Refusal response.
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