A Cabinet Office poll found that more than 80% of people over the age of 18 feel uncomfortable with cigarette smoke.
In order to grasp the public's awareness of tobacco control, the Cabinet Office conducted an opinion poll by mail or on the Internet targeting 3,000 men and women aged 18 and over from August to September this year. got an answer from
According to that, when asked if cigarette smoke is uncomfortable
◇ 57% said “I feel uncomfortable”
◇ 27% said “I feel somewhat uncomfortable”, and over 80% of people feel uncomfortable. I was.
Also, when asked where they felt uncomfortable with cigarette smoke with multiple answers,
70% answered "on the street"
, 51% answered "restaurants, restaurants, etc.
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In addition, when asked about tobacco control measures that the government should focus on with multiple answers, 48% answered
“strengthening countermeasures against passive smoking” ◇
47% answered “improvement of tobacco-related education for minors”
◇“Tobacco tax reduction” Raise” was 39%.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said, ``We will consider future measures while looking at the situation at the site where people answered that they find tobacco smoke unpleasant and a fact-finding survey. I want to keep going."