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Public support for smoking ban

Sunday, 12. August 2007 von admin

L’ introduction of l’ prohibition of nicotinism on July 1 could be a soft turn, national results d’ suggèrent.

Presque outline eight out of 10 people questioned said they were d’ agreement with particularly strongly prohibiting the nicotinism in the places publics.

Peupler the feeling about d’ to prohibit the nicotinism in the restaurants and around the children, l’ Annual office of l’ national survey of statistics trouvée.

Le department of health indicated that the conscience of l’ prohibition had increased considerably in the last mois.

Un total of 1.200 individuals in Great Britain above l’ age 16 years were indicated on their spending patterns of the tabac.

La research, 2006, the exposures one 77% people are in conformity with the legislation l’ prohibition smoking in the public places included - with 53% strongly supporting l’ interdiction.

Mais 15% indicated qu’ they were l’ against; prohibition of tabagisme.

Although 8% d’ adults in England and with the Country of Scales indicated they would less often visit publications when that l’ prohibition is in force, 15% indicated qu’ they would go more souvent.

La large majority of participants supported restrictions of nicotinism in the restaurants, the places of work and the places where the children were likely d’ to be, and two-third supported l’ prohibition in publications.

Sous the legislation, smoking will be interdict in the stores, the offices, the factories, the publications, the coffees, the restaurants, the clubs d’ adhesion, public transport, and of the vehicles of work used by more d’ a personne.

Quiting

Sept on 10 smokers indicated qu’ they would like to stop - a similar proportion with previous years - mainly for reasons of santé.

La majority of the smokers had tried to stop at a certain point and 51% had sought the council or l’ help to stop the nicotinism during the last année.

Les figures come like the delegates during the annual meeting of l’ Scottish alliance of ordering of tobacco in Glasgow heard that too much d’ children are still exposed to smoke d’ occasion in the maison.

Les results of l’ ONS examine shown approximately 61% known as that the nicotinism n’ was not allowed in their house and 26% indicated qu’ it was allowed in some rooms or to some fois.

Et two-third indicated qu’ they would not smoke when they are in a room with a directing enfant.

Le of Martin Dockrell, policy and campaigns with l’ action on smoking and health said: “This confirms the results of vote which we have all the ressort.

“the totality of l’ England waits with interest on July 1 and we think qu’ there will be great advantages for many smokers who a long time tried to stop and will find it easier this time to stop for good. ”

Il said that l’ New York obviousness and d’ Ireland suggested d’ more; prohibitions of nicotinism presented by people in their house after prohibitions in the public places were put in place.

“What is really interesting of this figure is that new on 10 people already free rules of smoke in their houses have. ”

Le minister of public health, flint of Caroline said that the number of informed people of l’ prohibition of nicotinism had now reached 95%.

“a smokefree England will see the greatest simple improvement of the public health for a generation,” it s’ is ajouté.

Des “three quarters of people in England already choose not to smoke and almost three quarters of those which smoke, word qu’ they want to give up. A smokefree England will help to provide an environment of support for those which want to stop. ”

Mais Simon Clark, director of forest, said that the figures masked the fact that people supported some restrictions but not a pure.

prohibition “Much of people are ignorant way whose Draconian legislation is - large much of people always thinks that smoking will be allowed in publications which do not serve food or the private members of the clubs.

“Which people really want is a choice.”

 

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