Parents Support Ban of Smoking in Cars Where Minors Are Present

P185 Table 1 Never or ex-smokers (n[10229) Smokers (n[2846) p-Value That are carrying children <18 years of age 81% 58% <0.001 That are carrying any passenger 64% 24% <0.001 All cars 52% 15% <0.001 Conclusions There remain differences in opinion between smokers and non-smokers but there appears widespread public support among both groups for a ban on smoking in cars, especially any carrying children. P186 PUBLIC ATTITUDES TO THE UK SMOKING BAN doi:10.1136/thx.2010.151043.37 M Dockrell, E DeLacy, R Morrison, T Buchanan, K E Lewis. Action on Smoking in Health, UK; School of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK Aim To record public attitudes to the 2006e2007 UK bans on smoking in enclosed public and workplaces. Methods We commissioned a survey of the YouGov Plc British panel of 185 000+ people (aged 18+). An email was sent to panellists, selected at random using a sophisticated sampling matrix, to be representative of each country. Three surveys were conducted between 25 and 30 March 2009. We obtained answers from n1⁄410 895 adults in England, n1⁄41023 adults in Wales, and n1⁄41157 adults in Scotland. The results for all three countries were merged at analysis stage and re-weighted to be representative of the overall GB population. We had data from 13 075 adults, 52% female, mean age 45.5 years (range 18e88 years), 22% of whom reported continued smoking at least occasionally. Results Overall, 79.1% supported the ban, 14.6% opposed the ban and 6.2% were unsure. The Abstract P186 Table 1 describes responses by smoking status: