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Impact of workplace smoking restrictions on smoking behaviour and attitudes toward quitting in Japan
  1. TETSUYA MIZOUE,
  2. KARI REIJULA*,
  3. ANTERO HELOMA*,
  4. HIROSHI YAMATO,
  5. YOSHIHISA FUJINO
  1. Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences
  2. University of Occupational and Environmental Health
  3. Japan
  4. *Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
  5. Finland
  6. Correspondence to: Dr Mizoue mizoue@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp

    https://doi.org/10.1136/tc.9.4.435

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      Editor,—Smoke free workplaces have been found to reduce cigarette consumption among smokers1-4 and smoking prevalence.1 4 5 In countries with a high smoking prevalence such as Japan (men, 55%),6 a total ban is unusual but policies such as limiting smoking to designated smoking areas are common.7 However, the impact of such restrictions on smoking has been weak.4 8 9 Furthermore, evidence linking restrictive policies to smoker motivation to quit is limited.4 5 The present study therefore examined the relation between common workplace restrictions on smoking, and smoking behaviour and attitudes toward quitting in Japan.

      A health survey using self administered questionnaires was conducted among a random sample of employees of a municipal office in Japan.10 A response rate of 89% was obtained. The present study analysed data from …

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