Abstract
Objectives: To collect global information on attitudes of employers and employees toward workplace smoking and cessation. Methods: The Global Workplace Smoking Survey collected data from employers (smoking and non-smoking) and smoking employees in 14 countries in 2007. Results: A total of 3,525 employees (all smokers) and 1,403 employers (smokers and non-smokers) participated in the survey. While the majority of employees and employers felt that workplace smoking was unacceptable, this was indicated by a greater proportion of employers than employees, particularly in Europe and Asia (92 and 93% of employers vs. 61 and 71% of employees, respectively). Only 29% of employees believed that smoking has negative financial impacts on their company compared to 46% of employers. While almost three-quarters of employees agreed that all workplaces should be smoke-free, agreement was greater among employers (87%). Conclusions: Our results indicate a broad lack of support for workplace smoking among employers and smoking employees, although employers were more likely to stress negative financial consequences and advantages of smoke-free workplaces. These results suggest directions for subsequent programs to reduce workplace smoking by assisting smoking cessation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 391-401 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | International Journal of Public Health |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Attitude to health
- Employee
- Employer
- Questionnaire
- Smoking
- Workplace
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health