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

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Prev Med
• Personal Author:
  Syamlal, Girija ; King, Brian A. ; Mazurek, Jacek M.
• 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.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Female Humans Insurance Coverage Male Middle Aged Occupational Health Services Prevalence Self Report Smoke-Free Policy Smoking Smoking Cessation Tobacco Smoke Pollution Workplace Young Adult

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• Source:
  Am J Prev Med. 56(4):548-562
• Pubmed ID:
  30772152
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6854656
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7920970b52d91366ca4c693095828ab4b629ac2a9f49e64eab38ba1a0fc0d444
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/83243/cdc_83243_DS1.pdf
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