8/2/2019 Monterey Park Outdoor Smoking Areas Survey Results
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For more information, contact Miguel Olivares of Glendale
Adventist Medical Center at (626) 676-4345 or [email protected]
material was made possible by funding from the Department of Health
and Human Services through the Los Angeles County Department of
Public Health.
PUBLIC OPINIONS ON SMOKE-FREE OUTDOOR AREA POLICIES
City o f Monterey Park
Support for Smoke-Free Outdoor Areas
Among different outdoor areas, 89.6% of respondents said public
events should be smoke-free. More than 80% of the
respondents would favor a law that would ban smoking at public
parks (87.8%), on dining patios (81.4%), in service areas
(80.1%) and around doorways and windows (86.2%).
72.7% of respondents would feel more comfortable asking someone
to stop smoking in an outdoor area if it were illegal.
82.3% of respondents would dine outdoors more often if it was
smoke-free. 56.9% of current smokers and 84.4% of non-smokers would
dine outdoors more often if it was smoke-free.
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87.8% 81.4% 86.2% 80.1%
59.2%
89.6%
57.5%63.6%
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60.0%
80.0%
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PublicParks DiningPatios Doorways&Windows
ServiceAreas GolfCourses PublicEvents Sidewalks
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PublicSupportforSmokeFreePoliciesInOutdoorAreas
