註冊時間: 2006-01-17 22:48
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'Youth support' for smoking ban
The vast majority of young people are proud that Scotland is to lead the way in the UK with a smoking ban in public places, a study has shown.
The Cancer Research UK survey also suggested that a third of smokers believed the new laws would encourage them to quit the habit.
It found that 84% of 18 to 24-year-olds believed a smoke-free Scotland was something to be proud about.
In general, the ban was backed by 79% of the 1,000 people polled in Scotland.
Support for the move was higher among women, with 81% expressing pride Scotland was pressing ahead, compared to 76% of men.
A smoking ban will save many thousands of lives in Scotland over the next 10 years
Prof Gerard Hastings
Cancer Research UK
The study comes as Cancer Research UK launched a poster campaign, showing a stubbed out cigarette crushed into the shape of Scotland, with the phrase "Smoke-free and proud".
Professor Gerard Hastings, director of Cancer Research UK's centre for tobacco control at Stirling University, said: "Scotland is right to be proud of leading the way with smoke-free public places.
"A smoking ban will save many thousands of lives in Scotland over the next 10 years due to people being protected from second-hand tobacco smoke and smokers deciding to quit."
The poster will be backed by a radio campaign in which a smoker's cough is converted into Flower of Scotland on the pipes.
Youth parliament
The poll also showed that 76% of those asked knew the legislation was imminent, while a third of smokers thought that the ban would encourage them to quit.
Backing for the ban varied across regions, with strongest support in the Highlands and Islands and in Lothian and Borders.
Women were slightly more likely to "totally support" the move, at 73%, with men at 67%.
Support for the ban also came from members of the Scottish Youth Parliament who met in Livingston at the weekend.
The young people set up a stand in the McArthur Glen Shopping Centre and asked shoppers to breathe into a carbon monoxide detector to assess lung damage from smoking.
Reference from BBC News Tuesday, 14 March 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4803668.stm
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