Smoking In Public Places - Smoking Ban for Germany

More restrictive restrictions Nonetheless, other European countries, including Ireland, Spain and Italy, have banned smoking in public in recent years, but as a whole Germany still tolerated smoking unexpectedly There. In fact, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), Germany has an outdoor image that loves nature, but today's Germany has the highest smoking rate in major European countries, nearly 34% of the adult population is increasing I will. In contrast, in Italy, only 24% of adults smoke. As early as 1998, the German legislators were concerned that voters strongly opposed it and broke the legislation proposing to effectively prohibit smoking in the workplace and in most public places.

In this paper, we will discuss the short-term impact of ban on public smoking on individual smoking behavior. In 2007 and 2008, all federal states in Germany gradually implemented a state level smoking ban. Use this change to determine the impact that smoking policy will have on individual smoking preferences and smoking intensity. Using a wealth of time-series data obtained from German socio-economic group studies, our estimate difference suggests that introduction of smoking cessation law in Germany does not alter average smoking behavior among populations ing. However, our estimation points out an important non-uniform effect. People who go out to bars and restaurants usually adjust their smoking behavior. After the ban, they reduce the likelihood of smoking and smoking decreases.

Since the first national law banning indoor smoking in all public places in 2004, the number of countries, provinces and territories to stop smoking in public places and workplace has been similar as non-smoking We adopted the law for the first time. Publication has increased. The main reason is to protect non smokers from harmful health effects due to secondhand smoke. Another reason is to provide a supportive environment for those who want to quit.