Jurisdiction | Place/s | Period | Question | Change | Source |
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USA | Parks | 2000–2005* | Should outdoor parks be smoke-free? | 25.0 to 38.8% (p<0.001) | McMillian et al33 |
USA | School grounds | 2002–2005 | Faculty and staff should not be allowed to smoke on school grounds | 56.8 to 64.8% (p<0.001) | McMillian et al33 |
New York State | Various (beaches, parks) | 2005–2011 | Would you be in favour of a law banning smoking in outdoor public places, such as beaches or parks? | 53.9 to 60.0% (p<0.001)† | RTI International53 |
California | Various | 2002–2008 | Smoking should be not allowed in outdoor public places such as parks, beaches, golf courses, zoos or sports stadiums? | 28 to 33% (p<0.0001)† | Al-Delaimy et al15 |
California | Restaurant patios | 2002–2008 | Smoking should be not allowed in outdoor restaurant dining patios? | 36.8 to 44.3% (p<0.0001)† | Al-Delaimy et al15 |
California | Building entrances | 2002–2008 | Smoking should be not allowed just outside entrances to buildings? | 44.5 to 54.2% (p<0.0001)† | Al-Delaimy et al15 |
*Statistically significant changes also occurred in 2000–2002, 2001–2002,27 2002–2003,31 2003–2004,32 and 2004–2005.33 Later reports in this series, in 2008 and 2009, did not report on statistical analyses of changes.
†These p values were calculated for this article using raw data in the reports (see Methods section).