Public attitudes about cigarette smoking: results from the 1990 Smoking Activity Volunteer Executed Survey.

Dr. Marcus, Dr. Emont, Dr. Giovino, Dr. Pierce, and Dr. Davis were all with the Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, at the time of the survey. Mr. Waller is with the Office of Surveillance and Analysis, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Dr. Corcoran is with the Public Education Department, American Cancer Society (ACS), Atlanta. Thomas O'Rourke, PhD, MPH, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, conducted an evaluation of the pilot study; Robert Brackbill, PhD, MPH, Office of Surveillance and Analysis, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, advised on epidemiologic and statistical issues related to sampling; Lawrence Garfinkel, MA, (retired), Vice President, Epidemiology and Statistics, ACS, and Clark Heath, Jr., MD, Vice President, Epidemiology and Statistics, ACS, provided institutional and funding support for the Smoking Activity Volunteer Executed Survey (SAVES) project; Stephen Gambescia, MEd, CHES, pretested the SAVES instruments and procedures in Philadelphia; and ACS volunteers conducted the telephone interviews for the pilot study. Tearsheet requests to Dr. Stephen E. Marcus, Analytical Studies and Health Assessment Branch, National Institute of Dental Research, 5333 Westbard Avenue, Room 537, Bethesda, MD 20892; tel. 301-594-7610.