Research Letter
Previous research has classified smokers and non-smokers on the basis of their attitudes and behaviours towards smoking and smoking restrictions.1–3 Work by Poland et al,1 using data from 1996, concluded that Ontario smokers clustered into three groups: (1) ‘adamant’ smokers who believe smoking restrictions have gone too far and are unlikely to accommodate non-smokers; (2) ‘easy going’ smokers who support smoking restrictions and will not smoke around non-smokers; and, (3) ‘reluctant’ smokers who support smoking restrictions and are concerned that others know they smoke. Similarly, non-smokers clustered into: (1) ‘adamant’ non-smokers who do not tolerate smoking in their attitudes and their actions; (2) ‘unempowered’ non-smokers who oppose smoking but tend not to act on it; and, (3) ‘laissez faire’ non-smokers who are more accepting of smoking. The tobacco control environment has changed considerably since 1996,4 but it is unknown whether or how it has affected the characterisation of smokers and non-smokers. Continue reading…
Author(s): Graham Mecredy, Joanna Cohen, Roberta Ferrence, Blake Poland, Paul W. McDonald, and John GarciaDate: May 2011
Type of Publication: Journal Article
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