Bliley Lorillard
[Questionnaire Pilot Study on Environmental Tobacco Smoke Annoyance - Dr. R. Rylander - March 8, 1976
Abstract
Presents environmental tobacco smoke questionnaire questions and summary of responses.
Fields
- Type
- REPORT
- Named Person
- Rylander, Ragnar, M.D. (PM contractor, Environmental Hygienist, U of Gothenburg)Professor of Environmental Hygiene, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Worked on contract to Philip Morris overseeing biological laboratory work being performed at INBIFO, PM's biological labs in Cologne, Germany. PM paid Rylander $150,000 per year (salary determined from Bliley PM doc 2022850392, from 1992)
- Keyword
- Environmental Tobacco Smoke ETS
- Pollution
- Thesaurus Term
- Secondhand Smoke/Perception
- industry sponsored research
- human subject
- non-smoker
- health effects
- human subject
- human caused phenomenon
- warning label
- alcoholic beverage
- smoking initiation
- youth
- data analysis
- legislation
- secondhand smoke/health effects
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Questionnaire Pilot Study on Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Annoyance
Dr. R. Rylander
March 8, 1976
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Number of persons interviewed - 43
Smokers 15
Non-smokers 28
i. Are you annoyed by vehicle exhaust?
- at home
- at work
- in other environments
2. Should stricter legislation for emission of vehicle
exhaust be introduced?
Are you annoyed by odor or dust from industry?
- at home
- at work
- in other environments
4. Should stricter regulation on industrial emissions
be introduced?
5. Are you irritated by tobacco smoke when other people
smoke?
- at home
- at work
- when having lunch
- in public places
6. How do you experience the irritation?
7. Should one prohibit smoking at work?
8. Should one allow smoking in cinemas and theatres?
9. Do you smoke?
10. Are you annoyed by traffic noise?
- at home
- at work
- in other environments
ii.
Should one extend legislation to decrease traffic
noise?
12. Do you usual~ read the declaration of contents
when you buy?
- your daily food
- washing powder
- other household items
13. Do you consider that any of the following environmental
factors could have a negative effect on healt~
- food additives
- air pollution
- environmental noise
- smoking
Attitude Scale
Answer yes or no to the following questions.
Each year large sums are paid for dental care. Do you
think that it is reasonable that sale of sweets should
be allowed? (40 yes 3 no)
Smoking causes large medical expenditures for the
community each year. Do you think that it is right
that the sale of tobacco products should be allowed?
(38 yes 5 no)
The sewage treatment plants today are so effective that
you can use washing powder with a large a/nount of
phosphates. Is this correct? (6 yes 36 no)
There should be a declaration of contents on cigarette
packs. This would lead to that many people stopped
smoking. Do you agree with this statement? (9 yes 33 no)
Alcohol consumption causes large costs for the
community each year. Do you think it is right to allow
the sale of alcohol? (40 yes 3 no)
Youths who start smoking do this rather due to influence
of their friends than due to advertising for tobacco.
Do you agree with this statement? (41 yes 2 no)
Results
Expressed irritation due to environmental tobacco smoke.
- smokers 8 (53%)
- non-smokers 21 (75%)
Total 29 (67%)
Want to prohibit smoking at work
- smokers 6 (10%)
- non-smokers-.-19 (68%)
Total 25 (58%)
Do not want to allow smoking in cinemas, theatres
- smokers 14 (93%)
- non-smokers 25 (89%)
Total 39 (91%)
Express irritation in different localities
during lunch 25 (58%)
at home 25 (58%)
public places 22 (51%)
at work 19 (44%)
Irritation Symptoms
Eyes 12
Odor 8
Throat, Nose 5
Others - 5
