@article{3177117,
    title = "Correlates of the support for smoke-free policies among smokers: A
cross-sectional study in six European countries of the EUREST-PLUS ITC
EUROPE SURVEYS",
    author = "Fu, Marcela and Castellano, Yolanda and Tigova, Olena and Mons, Ute and and Agar, Thomas and Kyriakos, Christina N. and Quah, Anne C. K. and Fong, and Geoffrey T. and Trofor, Antigona C. and Przewozniak, Krzysztof and and Zatonski, Witold A. and Demjen, Tibor and Tountas, Yannis and Vardavas, and Constantine I. and Fernandez, Esteve and Glahn, Andrea and Nguyen, and Dominick and Nikitara, Katerina and Radu-Loghin, Cornel and Starchenko, and Polina and Tsatsakis, Aristidis and Girvalaki, Charis and Igoumenaki, and Chryssi and Papadakis, Sophia and Papathanasaki, Aikaterini and and Tzatzarakis, Manolis and Vardavas, Alexander I. and Becuwe, Nicolas and and Deaconu, Lavinia and Goudet, Sophie and Hanley, Christopher and Riviere, and Oscar and Kiss, Judit and Kovacs, Piroska A. and Nogueira, Sarah O. and and McNeill, Ann and East, Katherine and Hitchman, Sara C. and Kahnert, and Sarah and Behrakis, Panagiotis and Filippidis, Filippos T. and Gratziou, and Christina and Katsaounou, Paraskevi and Peleki, Theodosia and Petroulia, and Ioanna and Tzavara, Chara and Eremia, Marius and Lotrean, Lucia and and Mihaltan, Florin and Rohde, Gernot and Asano, Tamaki and Cichon, Claudia and and Far, Amy and Genton, Celine and Jessner, Melanie and Hedman, Linnea and and Janson, Christer and Lindberg, Ann and Maguire, Beth and Ravara, and Sofia and Vaccaro, Valerie and Ward, Brian and Willemsen, Marc and de and Vries, Hein and Hummel, Karin and Nagelhout, Gera E. and Herbec, and Aleksandra and Janik-Koncewicz, Kinga and Zatonski, Mateusz and Agar, and Thomas K. and Driezen, Pete and Gravely, Shannon and Thompson, Mary E. and and EUREST-PLUS Consortium",
    journal = "Tobacco Induced Diseases",
    year = "2018",
    volume = "16",
    number = "2",
    publisher = "EU EUROPEAN PUBLISHING",
    issn = "2070-7266, 1617-9625",
    doi = "10.18332/tid/103918",
    keywords = "Secondhand exposure; smoke-free policies; smokers; Europe; WHO FCTC",
    abstract = "INTRODUCTION This report describes the support for smoke-free policies
in different settings among smokers in six European countries and the
relationship between their opinions about the places where smoking
should be banned and their beliefs about the harms of secondhand smoke
to non-smokers.
METHODS A cross-sectional survey (the ITC 6 European Country Survey,
part of the EUREST-PLUS Project) was conducted using nationally
representative samples of adult smokers in Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Poland, Romania and Spain (n=6011). We describe the prevalence of
agreement and support for smoke-free policies in different settings
according to sociodemographics, smoking characteristics and beliefs
about the danger of secondhand smoke to non-smokers.
RESULTS There was high agreement with smoking regulations in cars with
preschool children and in schoolyards of primary/secondary schools
(>90% overall) and low agreement with banning smoking in outdoor
terraces of bars/pubs (8.6%; 95% CI: 7.5%-9.8%) and restaurants
(10.1%; 95% CI: 8.9%-11.4%). The highest support for complete
smoking bans inside public places came from smokers in Poland, among
women, people aged >= 25 years, who had low nicotine dependence, and who
tried to quit smoking in the last 12 months. About 78% of participants
agreed that tobacco smoke is dangerous to non-smokers, ranging from
63.1% in Hungary to 88.3% in Romania; the highest agreement was noted
among women, the 25-54 age groups, those with higher education, low
cigarette dependence, and those who tried to quit in the last 12 months.
The support for complete smoking bans in public places was consistently
higher among smokers who agreed that secondhand smoke is dangerous to
non-smokers.
CONCLUSIONS Smokers in six European countries declared strong support
for smoke-free policies in indoor settings and in settings with minors
but low support in outdoor settings, particularly leisure facilities.
More education is needed to increase the awareness about the potential
exposure to secondhand smoke in specific outdoor areas."
}