Estimating the Smoking Ban Effects on Smoking Prevalence, Quitting and Cigarette Consumption in a Population Study of Apprentices in Italy

We evaluated the effects of the Italian 2005 smoking ban in public places on the prevalence of smoking, quitting and cigarette consumption of young workers. The dataset was obtained from non-computerized registers of medical examinations for a population of workers with apprenticeship contracts resi...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2015-08, Vol.12 (8), p.9523-9535
Main Authors: Pieroni, Luca, Muzi, Giacomo, Quercia, Augusto, Lanari, Donatella, Rundo, Carmen, Minelli, Liliana, Salmasi, Luca, dell'Omo, Marco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Bans
Cigarettes
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Inservice Training
Italy - epidemiology
Male
Occupational Health
Prevalence
Smoking
Smoking - epidemiology
Smoking - legislation & jurisprudence
Smoking cessation
Tobacco Products - statistics & numerical data
Tobacco Products - utilization
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - legislation & jurisprudence
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - prevention & control
Tobacco Use Cessation - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
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Summary:We evaluated the effects of the Italian 2005 smoking ban in public places on the prevalence of smoking, quitting and cigarette consumption of young workers. The dataset was obtained from non-computerized registers of medical examinations for a population of workers with apprenticeship contracts residing in the province of Viterbo, Italy, in the period 1996-2007. To estimate the effects of the ban, a segmented regression approach was used, exploiting the discontinuity introduced by the application of the law on apprentices' smoking behavior. It is estimated that the Italian smoking ban generally had no effect on smoking prevalence, quitting ratio, or cigarette consumption of apprentices. However, when the estimates were applied to subpopulations, significant effects were found: -1% in smoking prevalence, +2% in quitting, and -3% in smoking intensity of apprentices with at least a diploma.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph120809523