Surveys on the implementation of "rules on stop smoking in the public places in Beijing" from 1997 to 2004 / 中华流行病学杂志
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
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(12): 694-697, 2006.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-233893
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To find out the situation of the implementation on "rules on stop smoking in the public places in Beijing", a study was carried out to compare the results from 1997 and 2001.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thousands of residents aged above 15 in a family were sampled by stratified sampling, and 4 districts were selected as study locales.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>(1) About 40% of the department or school leaders considered much about the work on banning of smoking with 70 % of the departments or schools having posters of signs on 'ban on smoking' in the meeting rooms. (2) Some of the departments or schools had inspectors looking after the issue. (3) 60% of the people had never or 10% had seen that the inspectors ever criticizing or punishing the smokers who violating the rules. (4) People still often saw some one would smoke in public (the rates were 19.53% , 37.89% , 6.35% respectively in 1997,2001,2004 ). (5) People received the information of these rules through TV news or newspaper.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Although success had been achieved since the implementation of the Rules, it did not seem to have had substantial progress.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Public Policy
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China
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Data Collection
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Public Sector
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Smoking Prevention
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
Year:
2006
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Article
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