A new study conducted by researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania has found that the number of instances of characters smoking on prime time television has dropped over the last few decades, which in turn has been linked with a sharp decline in sales of cigarettes. The researchers analyzed over 1,830 hours of popular television shows in the United States, from Gunsmoke during the 1950s to House MD during the 2000s, and found ...Friday 4 April 2014
Drop Seen in Smoking on Primetime TV Soaps
A new study conducted by researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania has found that the number of instances of characters smoking on prime time television has dropped over the last few decades, which in turn has been linked with a sharp decline in sales of cigarettes. The researchers analyzed over 1,830 hours of popular television shows in the United States, from Gunsmoke during the 1950s to House MD during the 2000s, and found ...
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