Table 2 Agreement with tobacco smoking attitude statements reported by University staff and students at T1 and T2
From: A cross sectional evaluation of a total smoking ban at a large Australian university
Total sample Baseline (n = 968) Post (n = 636) | Non-smokers N (%) | Ex-smokers N (%) | Smokers N (%) | Total # of participants who agree N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | ||||
 Baseline (T1) | 771 | 107 | 90 |  |
 Post (T2) | 489 | 93 | 54 |  |
If someone smokes cigarettes around me they are causing me harm because of second-hand smoke | ||||
 Baseline | 686 (89) | 86 (80.4) | 42 (46.7) | 814 (84.1) |
 Post | 441 (90.2) | 77 (82.8) | 23 (42.6) | 541 (85.1) |
 Significance (T1/T2) | 0.497 | 0.66 | 0.631 | 0.596 |
I prefer to socialise in a smoke-free environment | ||||
 Baseline | 695 (90.1) | 86 (80.4) | 30 (33.3) | 811 (83.8) |
 Post | 445 (91) | 75 (80.6) | 21 (38.9) | 541 (85.1) |
 Significance (T1/T2) | 0.610 | 0.960 | 0.502 | 0.490 |
I seek out smoke-free environments | ||||
 Baseline | 572 (74.2) | 67 (62.6) | 13 (14.4) | 652 (67.4) |
 Post | 388 (79.3) | 60 (64.5) | 11 (20.4) | 459 (72.2) |
 Significance (T1/T2) | 0.037* | 0.779 | 0.358 | 0.041* |
It disappoints me when a friend who normally doesn’t smoke, smokes cigarettes while drinking | ||||
 Baseline | 547 (70.9) | 46 (43) | 13 (14.4) | 606 (62.6) |
 Post | 364 (74.4) | 40 (43) | 9 (16.7) | 413 (64.9) |
 Significance (T1/T2) | 0.177 | 1 | 0.719 | 0.342 |
I would rather date a non-smoker | ||||
 Baseline | 701 (90.9) | 84 (78.5) | 36 (40) | 821 (84.8) |
 Post | 458 (93.7) | 74 (79.6) | 18 (33.3) | 550 (86.5) |
 Significance (T1/T2) | 0.080 | 0.857 | 0.424 | 0.352 |
I ask others not to smoke around me | ||||
 Baseline | 354 (44.7) | 28 (26.2) | 2 (2.2) | 375 (38.7) |
 Post | 231 (47.2) | 39 (41.9) | 6 (11.1) | 276 (43.4) |
 Significance (T1/T2) | 0.646 | 0.018* | 0.024* | 0.062 |