It seems that restaurants and other public places aren't the only ones starting to ban smoking: more private households than ever before are following suit. Utah leads the nation with 9 out of 10 homes forbidding smoking, and the national average is lower but still pretty high at 3 out of 4.

I'm sure the smokers out there are feeling the pinch as they start getting shooed out to the patio not only at restaurants but now at their friends houses too. I do have sympathy since it's not an easy habit to break, but I'm also glad. I think the less everyone accepts smoking the easier it will be (in small ways) to quit, and the less people will get started in the first place.