National and State Attitudes of US Adults Toward Tobacco-Free School Grounds, 2009–2010

Details

• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Kruger, Judy ; Patel, Roshni ; Kegler, Michelle C. ; Brener, Nancy D. ; King, Brian A.
• Description:
  Introduction
  
  Schools are an important environment for addressing tobacco use among youth. Tobacco-free school policies can help reduce the social acceptability of tobacco use and prevent tobacco initiation among youth. This study assessed attitudes toward tobacco-free school grounds among US adults.
  
  Methods
  
  Data came from the 2009–2010 National Adult Tobacco Survey, a telephone survey of adults aged 18 or older in the 50 US states and District of Columbia. Respondents were considered to have a favorable attitude toward tobacco-free school grounds if they reported tobacco use should be completely banned on school grounds, including fields and parking lots, and at all school events. Data were assessed using descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression, overall and by tobacco use status. Correlates were sex, age, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, income, sexual orientation, US region, and whether respondent lived with any children aged 17 years or younger.
  
  Results
  
  Nationally, 86.1% of adults had a favorable attitude toward tobacco-free school grounds, with larger percentages among nontobacco users (91.9%) than current users (76.1%). State prevalence ranged from 80.0% (Kentucky) to 90.9% (Washington). Overall odds of favorable attitudes were higher among nontobacco users (referent, current users), women (referent, men), and adults aged 25 or older (referent, aged 18–24); odds were lower among residents of the South (referent, West) and lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender adults (referent, heterosexual or straight).
  
  Conclusion
  
  Nearly 9 in 10 US adults have a favorable attitude toward tobacco-free school grounds, but attitudes vary across states and subpopulations. Opportunities exist to educate the public about the benefits of tobacco-free school grounds, which might help reduce tobacco use among youth.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Attitude Female Humans Male Middle Aged Original Research Public Policy Schools Smoking Surveys And Questionnaires Tobacco Smoke Pollution Young Adult

  More +
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 12.
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  26719899
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4699742
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0b4bc9affcd188e3ce8080de4a3accd359a8cf64f62bb370306ddd410504e2af02d5cbcf8d055694c57432ab1de3e4e71fea939f05bae89a47671b5abff0e056
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/37404/cdc_37404_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 409.71 KB ]