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. 2009 Jan 13;6(1):246–258. doi: 10.3390/ijerph6010246

Table 1.

CEO views of Act 134.

Mean** (SD) (n)
1. Is your campus smoke-free?
Pre 4.49 (2.92)
Post*
9.57 (1.08)
49
2. How much do you agree with Act 134?
a. As an employer? Pre 8.78 (2.38)
Post
9.22 (1.67)
49
b. As healthcare provider? Pre 9.41 (1.77)
Post
9.80 (0.74)
49
c. As a community member? Pre 9.10 (1.95)
Post
9.47 (1.26)
49
3. How much support do you anticipate/did you experience from the following:
a. Employees? Pre 6.86 (1.84)
Post*
7.68 (1.50)
50
b. Patients? Pre 5.96 (2.41)
Post*
6.81 (1.88)
47
c. Visitors? Pre 5.66 (2.26)
Post
6.13 (2.32)
48
d. Board? Pre 9.42 (1.14)
Post*
9.84 (0.62)
50
e. Physicians? Pre 8.94 (1.50)
Post*
9.54 (0.71)
50
f. Community?
Pre 7.35 (1.94)
Post
7.83 (2.10)
46
4. How much resistance do you anticipate/did you experience from the following:
a. Employees? Pre 4.62 (2.42)
Post*
3.64 (2.35)
50
b. Patients? Pre 4.61 (2.46)
Post
4.13 (2.93)
46
c. Visitors? Pre 5.41 (2.40)
Post*
4.41 (2.45)
49
d. Board? Pre 0.40 (0.83)
Post*
0.02 (0.14)
50
e. Physicians? Pre 1.10 (1.37)
Post
0.73 (1.40)
49
f. Community?
Pre 2.74 (1.91)
Post
2.00 (2.10)
46

Pre-test conducted April/May 2005, post-test October 2006;

*

Post-test response was significantly different from pre-test, p < 0.05;

**

All responses were on a scale of 0 to 10 where 0 = not at all and 10=most possible.