More than 90% of citizens are disgusted. The results of a survey of 10,000 people in Shanghai are released: Nearly 60% of citizens often encounter "smoking"
On the occasion of the 37th "World No Tobacco Day", the Shanghai Health Promotion Committee Office, Shanghai Health Promotion Center, and Shanghai Smoking Control Association jointly conducted a survey on outdoor second-hand smoke among Shanghai citizens. A total of 10,213 citizens actively participated. Among them, nearly 60% of the citizens often encounter "smoking", more than 90% of the citizens are disgusted with "smoking", and more than 70% of the citizens express that they cannot accept "smoking". Most citizens believe that "smoking" will cause safety hazards and affect the city appearance. environment and the health of others, and is inclined to improve the "smoking" situation through legislative control, strengthening publicity and advocacy, and standardizing the setting up of outdoor smoking spots. It has become a general consensus among Shanghai citizens to reject "smoking".
As an international metropolis, Shanghai has achieved certain results in the process of building a healthy city, especially in the field of tobacco control. The adult smoking rate has dropped by 7.5 percentage points to 19.4% since the tobacco control legislation was introduced in 2010. The incidence of illegal smoking in legally prohibited smoking places It dropped to 12.4%, but there are still shortcomings. Although the adult secondhand smoke exposure rate has dropped, it still reaches 41.6%.
The Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress revised the "Shanghai Regulations on Smoking Control in Public Places" in 2016 to implement a complete indoor smoking ban. As the indoor smoking control situation continues to improve, relatively speaking, the second-hand smoke exposure of non-smokers caused by smokers "smoking anywhere" and "smoking around" outdoors has become more prominent, arousing strong response and concern from the public. In 2023, Shanghai will launch the "Trilogy of Tobacco Control Actions" - complete indoor smoking ban, no outdoor smoking, and please read the signs when smoking. On the basis of indoor smoking ban, it will further publicize and advocate outdoor smoking control.
In order to understand the situation related to outdoor "smoking" in Shanghai, its impact on citizens' lives and citizens' attitudes towards "smoking", and to collect citizens' opinions and suggestions on the management of "smoking", the Office of Shanghai Health Promotion Commission, Shanghai Health The Promotion Center and Shanghai Smoking Control Association recently conducted a survey on "smoking" among tens of thousands of citizens. The results showed that it is relatively common for citizens to encounter "smoking" outdoors. Among them, the top five places that encounter the most "travel smoke" are outdoor queuing areas, sidewalks, intersection traffic light waiting areas, outdoor playgrounds, bus stations, shopping malls and business building entrances and exits. It is worth noting that nearly 30% of citizens have encountered "smoke" at the school gate.
Judging from the frequency of encountering "smoking", nearly 60% of citizens often encounter "smoking" if the frequency is 3 days/week or more. When asked about the common behaviors of "smoking while walking", "smoking while walking", "smoking without avoiding crowds", "smoking while riding a bicycle/electric vehicle/motorcycle", "throwing cigarette butts or flicking cigarette ashes" The proportion of people is more than half, which shows that "smoking" has seriously reduced citizens' travel experience and quality of life, and has also had a great negative impact on the public environment and citizens' health.
Judging from the results of the respondents' attitude towards outdoor "smoking", more than 70% of the citizens have an "unacceptable" attitude towards "smoking". The reasons for not accepting "smoking" include: affecting the health of others; Cigarette butts are thrown everywhere, affecting the city's appearance and environment and causing safety hazards. When asked about their feelings about encountering "smoke", more than 90% of the citizens expressed "disgust". When asked about the measures they would take, more than half of the citizens would choose to "avoid immediately."
Regarding suggestions on how to deal with "smoking", more than 60% of citizens believe that publicity and advocacy should be strengthened to gradually form smokers' conscious awareness and behavior of not smoking "smoking" outdoors; some specific and key outdoor crowd gathering places should also be included Legally prohibited smoking areas; "combine blocking and blocking" to standardize the setting up of outdoor smoking spots, and indicate smoking spot signs and guidance signs; carry out legislative control over the "smoking" behavior of smoking in outdoor crowded places and smoking while walking.
The so-called "travel smoke" refers to mobile second-hand smoke. Second-hand smoke causes great harm to the human body. Inhalation of second-hand smoke can lead to a variety of diseases such as adult cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, reproductive and developmental abnormalities, etc. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the International Agency for Research on Cancer have identified secondhand smoke as a Class A carcinogen. Relevant reports show that about 740 million non-smokers in China are harmed by second-hand smoke exposure, and more than 100,000 people die every year nationwide due to second-hand smoke exposure.
It is urgent to protect citizens from the harm of tobacco. Creating a smoke-free city and building a healthy Shanghai requires everyone’s action and participation. The Office of Shanghai Health Promotion Committee, Shanghai Health Promotion Center, and Shanghai Smoking Control Association appeal to the general public. : Do not smoke "travel cigarettes" and do not become a source of pollution while walking.
