Vaping in Public Places: Should it be Allowed or Banned?

This research study investigates whether vaping should be allowed in public places or not. It explores the positive and negative impacts of vaping and suggests corrective measures. Primary data has been collected through a questionnaire technique. The study recommends creating more awareness regarding the use of electronic cigarettes among users and allowing vaping at places like pubs and nightclubs. Government should take appropriate measures to decide which public places are to be allowed for vaping and which places are not.

TASK 4

INTRODUCTION
 Vaping is regarded as the use of electronic cigarette in place of
tobacco cigarette which are normally consumed by the people.
 An electronic cigarette is a battery powered vaporizer which
provided the feeling of smoking but without the use of
tobacco.
 The benefits and health risks of e-cigarettes are uncertain.
 Everybody will agree on that vaping is for smokers but the
question is that whether they should be allowed to vape in
public places or not

RESEARCH AIM AND OBJECTIVES
The major aim of the research study is to investigate whether
vaping should be allowed in public or not. Following objectives
have been laid down:
 To find out the positive impacts of vaping at public places
 To find out the negative impacts of vaping at public places
 To identify what corrective measures can be taken in the
identified research issue?

RESEARCH QUESTION
 Doesn’t vaping renormalize smoking and encourage smoking?
 Is it true that electronic cigarettes are legal in public?
 Should electronic cigarettes be banned in enclosed public
spaces?

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Data Collection
For this research primary data has been collected from people at
the public places who see other people doing vaping. It is
collected through questionnaire technique
Sampling
For this study random sampling has been adopted because it
avoids making any kind of biasness and unfairness

INTERPRET AND ANALYSE THE
RESULTS
 Are you aware of the electronic cigarette?
98%
2%
Yes
No

IS IT ACCEPTABLE TO YOU THAT
SOMEONE CAN VAPE IN PUBLIC PLACES?
54%
46%
Yes
No

DO YOU AGREE THAT VAPING SHOULD
BE BANNED IN PUBLIC PLACES?
14%
26%
14%
26%
20%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Not sure
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

DO YOU THINK THAT VAPING SHOULD BE
ALLOWED AT THE PUBLIC PLACES?
56%
44%
Yes
No

DO YOU AGREE THAT USE OF ELECTRONIC
CIGARETTE CREATES A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE
SOCIETY?
20%
26%
12%
28%
14%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Not sure
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

DO YOU AGREE THAT USE OF ELECTRONIC
CIGARETTE CREATES A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE
SOCIETY?
24%
22%
16%
20%
18%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Not sure
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

CONCLUSION
 It is recommended that more awareness should be created
regarding the use of electronic cigarettes among the users.
 It should not be allowed to perform at all the public places
however it should be allowed at places like pubs, night clubs
etc.
 The pros and cons of vaping are also required to be discussed
with the users.
 Government should take appropriate measures to decide
which public places are to be allowed for vaping and which
places are not.

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