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Attitudes of Olmsted County, Minnesota, residents about tobacco smoke in restaurants and bars
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Mayo Clinic Proceedings
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February 1, 2001
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* Objective: To determine the attitudes of Olmsted County, Minnesota, adults about environmental tobacco smoke in restaurants, bars, and nightclubs.
* Subjects and Methods: In this population survey, 2014 adults were contacted by random digit dial methods between February 28 and May 5, 2000, and asked to participate in a telephone survey; 1224 (61 %) consented.
* Results: For the 57% (95% confidence interval [CII, 54%-60%) of the study population that reported exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, the most frequently reported sites of exposure were restaurants (44% [95% CI, 41%-48%]), work (21% [95% CI, 18%-24%]), and bars
(19% [95% CI, 16%-22%]). Seventy-two percent (95% CI, 69%-74%) ...