Health
Managers in Sheffield have received the
results of a survey conducted by MORI, about
Sheffield’s attitudes towards smoking
in public places in Sheffield.
The survey was conducted
by telephoning 1000 people from across the
city to gauge responses to a series of questions
from a diverse range of socio-economic groups.
Key points show –
SMOKING:
- The overwhelming
majority of people in Sheffield do not
smoke – 4 out of 5 people are non-smokers.
- Those who do
smoke are mostly young people and those
with a lower income
- Sheffield residents
are consistently more likely to oppose
smoking in public places than other people
in Great Britain as a whole.
SMOKING AND WORK
Nine out of ten Sheffield residents feel
that all employees have a right to work
in a smoke-free environment, and three quarters
would support a law making all enclosed
workplaces, including public places, smoke
free.
SMOKING IN PUBLIC
PLACES
- The majority
of Sheffield residents are concerned about
tobacco smoke in public places. Over 1/2
cited health related concerns, while others
were concerned by the smell, and had the
view that smoking is antisocial.
- Half of residents
have left or avoided a place because of
tobacco smoke – a higher proportion
than in Great Britain.
- Seven public places
were selected by respondents from a list
of 11 to be completely smoke free. These
are hospitals, taxis, fast food outlets,
entertainment venues (theatres, cinemas)offices,
cafes and restaurants and enclosed shopping
centres.
- Respondents favoured
a mainly smoke free policy for pubs and
bars, with separate areas for smoking,
rather than being completely smoke free.
Sheffield is currently
working towards a smoke free status, to
allow people to live, work and play without
having to breathe tobacco smoke, unless
they want to.
Dr Charles
Price, Director of Public Health at Sheffield
West PCT said: “The independent report
by MORI is encouraging. There is clearly
overwhelming support for a smoke free Sheffield,
and these results will certainly be delivered
to the government to show how supportive
the people of Sheffield are in making public
places smoke free.”
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