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Fewer Britons support the ban on smoking in pubs than in other public places, a survey has revealed.
Jump to full article: The Press Association (uk), 2009-07-28
Intro: While 93% agreed lighting up should not be allowed in restaurants, a smaller proportion of 75% believed it was right for cigarettes to be illegal in pubs.
Smoke-free legislation was enforced across the UK by July 2007.
A survey carried out by the Office for National Statistics since the ban showed the majority supported no smoking in the workplace (85%), indoor sports centres (94%), indoor shopping centres (91%) and railway and bus stations (85%).
Meanwhile, the proportion of smokers who said they would like to give up dropped to 67% in 2008-09 from 74% in 2007, although this was not significantly different to previous years, according to the ONS.
Half of smokers intended to quit within the next year, the study found.
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