The role of tobacco-specific media exposure, knowledge, and smoking status on selected attitudes toward tobacco control.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In August 2007, the President's Cancer Panel urged the leadership of the nation to "summon the political will to address the public health crisis caused by tobacco use" (President's Cancer Panel, N, 2007, Promoting healthy lifestyles: Policy, program, and personal recommendations for reducing cancer risk. http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/advisory/pcp/pcp07rpt/pcp07rpt.pdf). While some research has examined predictors of public support for tobacco control measures, little research has examined modifiable factors that may influence public attitudes toward tobacco control.

Methods

We used the American Legacy Foundation's 2003 American Smoking and Health Survey 2 to examine the contribution of smoking status, knowledge of the negative effects of tobacco, and tobacco-specifi

SUBMITTER: Blake KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2902914 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature