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- Title
Employee and Public Responses to Simulated Violations of No-Smoking Regulations in Spain.
- Authors
Bonfill, Xavier; Serra, Consol; López, Victoria
- Abstract
Objectives. This study evaluated compliance with regulations prohibiting smoking in public places by using a new method of smoking simulation. Methods. Sites in Sabadell, Spain, were visited by observers who lit a cigarette, simulating the act of smoking, and noted the placement and content of signs indicating smoking restrictions. Results. A warning was given in only 17% of sites. A significant association was observed between the presence of signs banning smoking and the elicitation of a warning from people present. Conclusions. Simulating the violation of smoking restrictions may be used as an efficient method of assessing enforcement of the prohibition of public smoking.
- Subjects
SABADELL (Spain); SPAIN; SMOKING; STATE regulation; PUBLIC spaces
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 1997, Vol 87, Issue 6, p1035
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.87.6.1035