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- This study surveyed 7,532 college-aged cigarette smokers across the U.S. on their attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors related to cigarette butt littering.
- Four key behaviors were assessed: littering the last cigarette butt, the number of butts littered in the last 24 hours, littering in the past month, and past experiences with littering.
- Findings revealed that smokers who thought cigarette butts were biodegradable and not harmful to the environment were more likely to litter, but the most significant factor influencing littering behavior was whether they found seeing butts on the ground bothersome.
Article Abstract
This study reports attitudes, beliefs, and littering behaviors of 7532 college-aged cigarette smokers from across the United States. Four behavioral variables were measured: littering of last cigarette butt, number of butts littered in past 24 h, littering in past month, and ever having littered. Questions about beliefs centered on whether cigarette butts are biodegradable, if butts were harmful to the environment, and if butts are considered to be litter. One attitudinal question focused on whether seeing butts on the ground was bothersome. Littering was most likely among people who believed butts were biodegradable, believed they are not harmful to the environment, do not believe butts are litter, and among those with the attitude that littered butts are not bothersome. Logistic regression analyses found that the strongest influence on littering behavior was the attitude that seeing butts was bothersome. The second-strongest driver was the belief that butts are litter.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9265565 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19138085 | DOI Listing |
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