Workplace Smoke-Free Policies and Cessation Programs Among U.S. Working Adults

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• Personal Author:
  King BA ; Mazurek JM ; Syamlal G
• Description:
  Introduction: Workplace tobacco control interventions reduce smoking and secondhand smoke exposure among U.S. workers. Data on smoke-free workplace policy coverage and cessation programs by industry and occupation are limited. This study assessed smoke-free workplace policies and employer-offered cessation programs among U.S. workers, by industry and occupation. Methods: Data from the 2014 - 2015 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey, a random sample of the civilian, non-institutionalized population, were analyzed in 2018. Self-reported smoke-free policy coverage and employer-offered cessation programs were assessed among working adults aged ≥ 18 years, overall and by occupation and industry. Respondents were considered to have a 100% smoke-free policy if they indicated smoking was not permitted in any indoor areas of their workplace, and to have a cessation program if their employer offered any stop-smoking program within the past year. Results: Overall, 80.3% of indoor workers reported having smoke-free policies at their workplace and 27.2% had cessation programs. Smoke-free policy coverage was highest among workers in the education services (90.6%) industry and lowest among workers in agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting industry (64.1%). Employer-offered cessation programs were significantly higher among workers reporting 100% smoke-free workplace policies (30.9%) than those with partial/no policies (23.3%) and were significantly higher among indoor workers (29.2%) than outdoor workers (15.0%). Conclusions: Among U.S. workers, 100% smoke-free policy and cessation program coverage varies by industry and occupation. Lower smoke-free policy coverage and higher tobacco use in certain industry and occupation groups suggests opportunities for workplace tobacco control interventions to reduce tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety Smoke Smokers Tobacco Products
• Keywords:
  Indoor Environments Intervention Policy Secondhand Smoke Smoking Tobacco Smoke
• ISSN:
  0749-3797
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054721
• Citation:
  Am J Prev Med 2019 Apr; 56(4):548-562
• Contact Point Address:
  Girija Syamlal, MBBS, MPH, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, Mail Stop 900.2, Morgantown WV 26505
• Email:
  gos2@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Preventive Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6273ad898c5e66e669e723391d8dfb354e31980ba5a40d75fef05ea2fcb85228f5c3345efa7e5616e8d786b8c4251df198c370c276644b0a335a690c1c51d92f
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217170/cdc_217170_DS1.pdf
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