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Effects of a worksite nonsmoking policy: Evidence for increased cessation

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  • Sorsensen, G.
  • Rigotti, N.
  • Rosen, A.
  • Pinney, J.
  • Prible, R.

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A random sample of employees was surveyed 20 months after a nonsmoking policy was implemented at the New England Telephone Company in 1986. Overall, 21 percent of respondents who were smoking at the time they heard about the policy had quit smoking; 42 percent of quitters said they stopped smoking because of the policy. Cessation was highest among those who reported less smoke in their work area, but was not related to participation in cessation programs. This study suggests that worksite nonsmoking policies may have favorable effects on smoking cessation.

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  • Sorsensen, G. & Rigotti, N. & Rosen, A. & Pinney, J. & Prible, R., 1991. "Effects of a worksite nonsmoking policy: Evidence for increased cessation," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 81(2), pages 202-204.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1991:81:2:202-204_8
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    1. Lauren M. Dutra & Matthew C. Farrelly & James Nonnemaker & Brian Bradfield & Jennifer Gaber & Minal Patel & Elizabeth C. Hair, 2019. "Differential Relationship between Tobacco Control Policies and U.S. Adult Current Smoking by Poverty," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(21), pages 1-16, October.
    2. Matthew C. Farrelly & William N. Evans & Edward Montgomery, 1999. "Do Workplace Smoking Bans Reduce Smoking?," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 89(4), pages 728-747, September.
    3. Kai‐Wen Cheng & Feng Liu & MariaElena Gonzalez & Stanton Glantz, 2017. "The Effects of Workplace Clean Indoor Air Law Coverage on Workers' Smoking‐Related Outcomes," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 26(2), pages 226-242, February.
    4. Verena Friedrich & Adrian Brügger & Georg Bauer, 2009. "Worksite tobacco prevention in the Canton of Zurich: stages of change, predictors, and outcomes," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 54(6), pages 427-438, December.

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