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. 2009 Jun 7;38(10):1374–1387. doi: 10.1007/s10964-009-9422-z

Table 4.

Spearman correlation coefficients among school-level variables

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
1. DOC –
2. PG 0.18* –
3. Proh 0.18* 0.45** –
4. SE 0.65** 0.31** 0.12 –
5. ChE 0.32** 0.10 0.04 0.26** –
6. TUPE 0.18* 0.21* 0.23** 0.36** 0.13 –
7. AOTA 0.35** 0.29** 0.27** 0.51** 0.22** 0.13 –
8. DOC_I 0.14 0.05 0.15 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.10 –
9. PG_I 0.04 0.21* 0.10 0.12 0.10 0.07 0.18* 0.11 –
10. Proh_I 0.03 0.03 0.18* 0.08 0.11 0.03 0.07 0.06 0.14 –
11. SE_I 0.26** 0.21* 0.14 0.23** 0.03 0.23** 0.13 0.14 0.41** 0.13 –
12. CoE_I 0.15 0.01 0.02 0.07 0.20* 0.07 0.13 0.15 0.09 0.22** 0.32** –
13. ChE_I 0.12 0.31** 0.26** 0.04 0.21* 0.04 0.31* 0.12 0.30** 0.39** 0.43** 0.06 –
14. TUPE_I 0.23** 0.15 0.04 0.04 0.21* 0.11 0.14 0.01 0.26** 0.25** 0.19* 0.23** 0.13 –
15. AOTA_I 0.15 0.09 0.05 0.14 0.22** 0.07 0.13 0.16 0.20* 0.32** 0.38** 0.12 0.29** 0.23** –
16. PAgea 0.33** 0.28** 0.10 0.21* 0.24** −0.05 0.11 −0.11 0.09 0.01 0.01 −0.01 0.21* 0.21* 0.26** –
17. Propertyb −0.18 −0.09 −0.27** −0.07 −0.13 −0.20* −0.07 −0.05 0.15 −0.41** −0.07 −0.22** 0.05 −0.21* −0.07 −0.19 –
18. Peripheryb 0.03 −0.04 0.20* −0.01 −0.01 0.03 −0.06 0.04 −0.19* 0.06 −0.01 0.01 0.15 0.22* 0.07 0.36** −0.25**

Variables 1 through 7 are policy intention for: DOC developing, overseeing, communication; PG purpose and goals; Proh prohibition; SE strength of enforcement; ChE characteristics of enforcement; TUPE tobacco use prevention education; AOTA assistance to overcome tobacco addiction. Variables 8 through 16 are policy implementation for: DOC_I developing, overseeing, communication; PG_I purpose and goals; Proh_I prohibition; SE_I strength of enforcement; CoE_I consistency of enforcement; ChE_I characteristics of enforcement; TUPE_I tobacco use prevention education; AOTA_I assistance to overcome tobacco addiction; PAge length of time the policy had been in effect; Variables 17 & 18 are policy enforcement for: Property number of students observed smoking on school property; Periphery number of students smoking on school periphery

* p < 0.10

** p < 0.05

aThere were 56 schools reporting on the length of time the policy had been in effect

bThere were 76 schools with data on visibility of students smoking on school property and/or periphery