Table 3 Agreement with tobacco control 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 |  |
Our campus should be smoke-free including all out door areas | ||||
 Baseline | 517 (67.1) | 54 (50.5) | 18 (20) | 589 (60.8) |
 Post | 378 (77.3) | 63 (67.7) | 13 (24.1) | 454 (71.4) |
 Significance (T1/T2) | 0.000** | 0.014* | 0.562 | 0.000** |
The restrictions on where you can smoke makes it hard for smokers on campus | ||||
 Baseline | 275 (35.7) | 54 (50.5) | 44 (48.9) | 373 (38.5) |
 Post | 262 (53.6) | 58 (62.4) | 40 (74.1) | 360 (56.6) |
 Significance | 0.000** | 0.091 | 0.003** | 0.000** |
There should be some places on campus where people can go to smoke | ||||
 Baseline | 377 (48.9) | 72 (67.3) | 70 (77.8) | 519 (53.6) |
 Post | 207 (42.3) | 54 (58.1) | 38 (70.4) | 299 (47) |
 Significance (T1/T2) | 0.023* | 0.177 | 0.322 | 0.009** |
There should be more help or support at university for people who want to quit smoking | ||||
 Baseline | 470 (61) | 59 (55.1) | 43 (47.8) | 572 (59.1) |
 Post | 295 (60.3) | 40 (43) | 18 (33.3) | 353 (55.5) |
 Significance (T1/T2) | 0.826 | 0.087 | 0.891 | 0.156 |
Because of their professional role, university staff have a responsibility to be non-smokers | ||||
 Baseline | 280 (36.3) | 20 (18.7) | 8 (8.9) | 308 (31.8) |
 Post | 191 (39.1) | 22 (23.7) | 8 (14.8) | 221 (34.7) |
 Significance (T1/T2) | 0.327 | 0.39 | 0.271 | 0.223 |
Our campus should be smoke free in all buildings | ||||
 Baseline | 724 (93.9) | 97 (90.7) | 63 (70) | 884 (91.3) |
 Post | 467 (95.5) | 88 (94.6) | 35 (64.8) | 590 (92.8) |
 Significance (T1/T2) | 0.226 | 0.289 | 0.516 | 0.298 |
Our campus should be completely smoke-free | ||||
 Baseline | 553 (71.7) | 63 (58.9) | 20 (22.2) | 636 (65.7) |
 Post | 345 (70.6) | 57 (61.3) | 10 (18.5) | 412 (64.8) |
 Significance (T1/T2) | 0.653 | 0.726 | 0.596 | 0.704 |