Table 4 Staff and students awareness of campus tobacco smoking policy 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 with the statement N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | ||||
 T1 | 771 | 107 | 90 |  |
 T2 | 489 | 93 | 54 |  |
Awareness of policy | ||||
 Yes | ||||
  Baseline | 405 (52.5) | 72 (67.3) | 65 (72.2) | 542 (56) |
  Post | 396 (78.7) | 83 (86.5) | 43 (78.2) | 522 (79.8) |
  Significance (T1/T2) | 0.000** | 0.000** | 0.322 | 0.000** |
 No | ||||
  Baseline | 189 (24.5) | 12 (11.2) | 19 (21.1) | 220 (22.7) |
  Post | 47 (9.3) | 12 (12.5) | 4 (7.3) | 63 (9.6) |
  Significance (T1/T2) | 0.000** | 0.711 | 0.03* | 0.000** |
 Don’t know/not sure | ||||
  Baseline | 177 (23) | 23 (21.5) | 6 (6.7) | 206 (21.3) |
  Post | 60 (11.9) | 1 (1) | 8 (14.5) | 69 (10.6) |
  Significance (T1/T2) | 0.000** | 0.000** | 0.11 | 0.000** |
Describe the policy | ||||
 No policy on tobacco smoking in place | ||||
  Baseline | 43 (5.6) | 4 (3.7) | 3 (3.3) | 50 (5.2) |
  Post | 22 (4.4) | 3 (3.1) | 6 (10.9) | 31 (4.7) |
  Significance (T1/T2) | 0.401 | 0.842 | 0.062 | 0.697 |
 Staff, students, and visitors are allowed to smoke tobacco in designated areas of campus buildings | ||||
  Baseline | 65 (8.4) | 9 (8.4) | 13 (14.4) | 87 (9) |
  Post | 25 (5) | 4 (4.2) | 2 (3.6) | 31 (4.7) |
  Significance (T1/T2) | 0.026* | 0.238 | 0.041* | 0.001** |
 Staff, students, and visitors are allowed to smoke tobacco in designated areas of the campus grounds but not inside the buildings | ||||
  Baseline | 447 (58) | 65 (60.7) | 56 (62.2) | 568 (58.7) |
  Post | 62 (12.3) | 10 (10.4) | 4 (7.3) | 76 (11.6) |
  Significance (T1/T2) | 0.000** | 0.000** | 0.000** | 0.000** |
 Staff, students, and visitors are banned from smoking tobacco throughout the campus; this includes all university buildings grounds and vehicles | ||||
  Baseline | 61 (7.9) | 11 (10.3) | 5 (5.6) | 77 (8) |
  Post | 324 (64.4) | 69 (71.9) | 38 (69.1) | 431 (65.9) |
  Significance (T1/T2) | 0.000** | 0.000** | 0.000** | 0.000** |
 Don’t know/not sure | ||||
  Baseline | 155 (20.1) | 18 (16.8) | 13 (14.4) | 186 (19.2) |
  Post | 70 (13.9) | 10 (10.4) | 5 (9.1) | 85 (13) |
  Significance (T1/T2) | 0.009** | 0.219 | 0.363 | 0.001** |