Narxoz Student Research-2021
playgrounds, metro and underground passages. In the course of the
survey, the various public places where smoking is banned were grouped
into several groups: hospitals, universities, workplaces, sports facilities,
restaurants and cafes, and bars and clubs. The questions were asked
separately for each group, but the respondents could immediately choose
the answer «everywhere», which meant that they advocated a complete
ban on smoking in all listed public places. The highest percentage of
respondents chose to answer «everywhere» (51.1%). Those who did
not choose the answer «everywhere» alternately answered questions
about the support of smoking ban in diff erent public places. The ban on
smoking in hospitals was approved by 40.1 per cent of all respondents,
in sports facilities by 29.5 per cent, in institutions of higher education
by 27.1 percent and in workplaces by 20.9 per cent. The lowest level
of support is found in the prohibition of smoking in cafes/restaurants
(11%) and bars/clubs (6%). Thus, if we add to the estimates received
the answers of the individuals who chose the option «everywhere», then
the majority of the population agrees with the restriction of smoking in
public places.
For further research, the variables listed below, describing the
various factors that may infl uence the attitudes of individuals towards
the prohibitions analysed, have been selected/constructed. The choice
of variables was based on the experience of previous studies and the
presence of the necessary questions in the database used. Some variables
that could potentially aff ect attitudes to taboos (e.g., smoking intensity,
smoking of individuals in the household, etc.) were not included in the
analysis due to lack of data in the database.
1. Smokes or not (
smokes
). Non-smokers are expected to be more
interested in banning smoking in public places than smokers. The
smokes variable takes value 1 if the individual smokes tobacco regularly
or occasionally, and 0 otherwise.
2. Availability of children (
child
). In developed countries, pregnancy
and childbearing contribute to smoking cessation (Finaerhut et al.,
1990). Ryazanova’s work (2012) also shows that women refuse to
smoke during pregnancy for the health of their children. As women
with children consider their health to be a priority, they are expected
to be concerned about passive smoking among children and to support
smoking bans in public places. The child variable is 1 if the individual
notes the presence of children under the age of 15, and 0 otherwise.
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