Are you a smoker?
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Yes:
15%
I don't consider myself a smoker, but I might occasionally smoke when I'm at a bar, club, or restaurant:
12%
No, but I used to be:
21%
No:
52%
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Do you believe the claims that second-hand smoke is bad for one's health?
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Yes:
67%
Yes, but the claims are exaggerated:
22%
No:
11%
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Would you support a comprehensive ban on smoking in public places throughout Missouri?
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Would you support a comprehensive ban on smoking in public places throughout St. Louis County and St. Louis City, even if smoking remained legal in St. Charles County and Jefferson County?
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Would you support a comprehensive ban on smoking in public places in St. Louis City, even if smoking remained legal in St. Louis County, St. Charles County, and Jefferson County?
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Do you believe the claims that a comprehensive ban on smoking in public places in St. Louis City, but not in St. Louis County, St. Charles County, and Jefferson County would harm some City businesses?
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Yes:
34%
Yes, but the claims are exaggerated:
21%
No:
45%
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For which of the following places would you be most willing to grant an exception to a ban of smoking in public places?
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Casinos:
7%
Bars with less than 25 seats:
8%
Smoking lounges at airports:
7%
Mom-and-pop restaurants:
5%
Tobacco stores, cigar clubs, or hookah bars:
33%
Private clubs:
7%
Private banquet halls:
1%
Designated hotel rooms:
4%
Sorry, no exceptions:
29%
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A bill introduced at the St. Louis Board of Aldermen would impose a comprehensive ban on smoking in most public places, but would exempt outdoor spaces. Do you support an exemption for outdoor spaces?
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Do you think that any changes proposed to smoking policies should be placed on the ballot to let voters decide what they wanted?
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If St. Louis City and St. Louis County put comprehensive smoking bans on the ballot, which of the following do you think is the most likely outcome?
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It would pass in both jurisdictions:
47%
It would pass in the City, but lose in the County:
9%
It would fail in both jurisdictions:
34%
It would pass in the County, but lose in the City:
11%
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Have you ever asked a stranger to refrain from smoking in public?
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Yes, I do it all the time:
6%
Yes, I do it once in a while:
25%
No:
69%
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Which of the following statements comes closest to your own view?
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I will not frequent a restaurant or bar that bans all smoking:
15%
I will not frequent a restaurant or bar that allows any smoking:
18%
I will not frequent a restaurant or bar that I know is particularly smoky:
43%
The smoking policy is not the determinative factor when deciding where to go:
23%
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Do you think that the use of air filtering technology is a viable alternative to banning smoking?
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Yes:
30%
No:
51%
I don't know enough about air filtering technologies:
19%
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Which of the following City bars and restaurants that voluntarily choose not to allow indoor smoking are you most likely to visit?
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Off Broadway:
6%
The Royale:
18%
Atomic Cowboy:
14%
Pi:
18%
Everest Café:
5%
Pappy's BBQ:
13%
I wouldn't go to any of them:
26%
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