The ban on smoking is bearing fruit in Britain

More than a third of British smokers began to smoke less after imposed in England from 1 July this year banning "smoking" in public places.
This is evidenced by public opinion poll data.
The survey was conducted known British company "Ciao Surveys among 1 thousand constantly adult smokers Britons.
Nearly a third of respondents said that during the past six weeks have become less smoking in pubs and clubs, and even some 10% admitted that they have become less smokes cigarettes as a whole. True, totally abandon harmful habits only about 2% of the smokers. Every fifth interviewed said that the ban on smoking in public places have no effect on his lifestyle.
The British Government hopes that the introduction of non-smoking zones will help people overcome dependence on tobacco, as well as to save people from exposure to so-called "passive smoking" - inhaling cigarette smoke.
"We expect that as a result of the ban on smoking percentage of smokers in society will decline from 24 to 22%, in absolute terms that means a reduction of about 600 thousand people. however, a priority of the ban was to reduce the risk of passive smoking" - stated by the British Health Ministry.
Only in the UK more or less regularly smokes about 10 million people a year and smoking related diseases are the cause of death of some 600 Britons.
According to the results of previous surveys, about 30% of smokers, non-smokers and 90% of Britons were in flavour of a ban on smoking in public places: pubs, restaurants, clubs, hospitals, schools, public buildings and workplaces.
Almost all non-smokers and smokers, two-thirds of Britons believe that the atmosphere in the pub after the entry into force of the law to ban smoking became better. But many complain that the smell of tobacco now displaced other unpleasant aromas, in particular, the smell of sweat and spilled beer.