Impact study of tobacco possession law enforcement in Florida.
Health Educ Behav
; 28(6): 733-48, 2001 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11720275
This study of tobacco possession law enforcement was conducted in four selected counties in Florida, the first state to report statistically significant annual declines in youth tobacco use during the 1990s. The primary objective of this study was to assess the impact of possession enforcement on youth attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors by comparing results of a survey administered in high-enforcement counties with results from low-enforcement counties and by examining the survey results for relationships of tobacco use to perceptions and awareness of laws and enforcement activity. The survey was administered to a sample of 2,088 randomly selected youth, in conjunction with a qualitative study of law enforcement officials reported elsewhere. Findings indicate that possession enforcement, as a component of comprehensive tobacco control, appears to help reduce youth tobacco use and may be a critical component of the most successful youth tobacco prevention program, documented in the previous decade.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Controle Social Formal
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Fumar
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Prevenção do Hábito de Fumar
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Educ Behav
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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EDUCACAO
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos