Table 3. 1998-199 Tobacco Use Supplement, Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS):
Attitudes toward smoking in public places -- Estimates of the percentage of the US household population, 18 or older,
who believe that public areas should be smoke-free*
| Public Area: |
Total (%) |
Male (%) |
Female (%) |
|
Restaurants
|
51.9
|
48.9
|
54.6
|
| Hospitals |
83.0
|
81.2
|
84.7
|
| Indoor work areas |
68.2
|
63.4
|
72.5
|
| Bars and cocktail lounges |
29.8
|
27.1
|
32.3
|
| Indoor sporting events |
71.7
|
67.8
|
75.2
|
| Indoor shopping malls |
69.4
|
66.0
|
72.5
|
| Population
size** (thousands) |
191,095
|
91,770
|
99,325
|
| Sample
size** |
169,732
|
73,218
|
96,514
|
*Assessed by asking: "In (Public Area), do you think that smoking should be allowed in all areas, allowed in some areas, or not
allowed at all?"
Table was updated in May 2002.
**Based on sample size applying to the item in the series
having the fewest respondents providing other than a Don't Know or Refusal response.
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