Question: Yesterday was the Great American Smokeout, a day created by the American Cancer Society to encourage people to give up smoking. In addition to this, there are numerous anti-smoking campaigns warning smokers of the dangers of tobacco. How well do you think the efforts of anti-tobacco campaigns are working?
"No. I don't really think so. There's so many people that smoke anyways and they know that it's bad for them, but they don't do anything about it. They just keep smoking. People hear about it, but they don't really pay attention."
"I think so because it seems like there's less people smoking."
"I don't think so. I see so many people smoking. Like my dad's a smoker. And I don't smoke. I never have. But my dad can't quit for anything, and he always tries. ... And another thing I think is kind of funny, is the tobacco companies are doing the anti-smoking campaigns. They're doing it because they have to for political correctness. If they really cared, they'd stop making the product."
"Kind of. Not really, though because you see a lot of people still smoking. People are smoking on the outside of restaurants now, and you notice it on your way in. I see a lot of younger kids smoking, kind of thing to fit in."
"I don't think so because there's still so many people not willing to put forth the effort to give up or find it useless. I think we need a better campaign out there to get people excited about quitting."
"I think more people are realizing how bad it is for you. It's getting to them."