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What Kentuckians Think About Smoke-Free Policies

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Feb 17th, 2011

What Kentuckians Think About Smoke-Free Policies
 
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky released today the first results from the most recent Kentucky Health Issues Poll, sharing Kentuckians' opinions on smoke-free policies.  Poll results show that:

 

·       Kentuckians strongly support comprehensive school policies, which would prohibit the use of tobacco by students, staff, parents, or guests while they are on school grounds or at school-sponsored activities. Support for smoke-free schools was high among both smokers and non-smokers.

 

·       The majority of Kentucky adults say eating in a smoke-free restaurant makes their experience more enjoyable, while smokers say it doesn't make much of a difference to their dining experience.  

 

·       Kentuckians are split on a statewide smoke-free law. There was some geographical variation, with a majority of adults in Louisville and half those in Lexington supporting a smoke-free law. Less than half of adults in Eastern Kentucky (46 percent), Western Kentucky (45 percent), and Northern Kentucky (40 percent) supported a smoke-free law.

 

View the full Kentucky Health Issues Poll report here: What Kentuckians Think About Smoke-Free Policies    

 

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