Table 3.

Perceptions and Attitudes stratified according to business and individual characteristics.

	Favorability Level of Law^a				Perceived Support of Law by Others^b				Confidence Level for Implementation^b				Familiarity with Law^c				Amount of Smoking Witnessed Since Law^d
Business Level	N	Mean	SD	p	N	Mean	SD	p	N	Mean	SD	p	N	Mean	SD	p	N	Mean	SD	p
Type of Business
Totals	55	6.18	1.70	0.491	54	5.44	1.94	0.515	53	6.11	1.49	0.798	53	5.28	1.47	0.225	52	3.48	1.98	0.020
Retail Business (Clothing, Food)	31	6.32	1.33		30	5.60	1.63		30	6.07	1.26		30	5.07	1.28		31	4.00	1.79
Restaurants	24	6.00	2.11		24	5.25	2.29		23	6.17	1.77		23	5.57	1.67		21	2.71	2.03
Length of Time Business in Operation
Totals	54	6.17	1.71	0.225	53	5.42	1.95	0.091	53	6.11	1.49	0.115	53	5.28	1.47	0.261	51	3.53	1.96	0.525
5 years or less	21	5.81	2.06		21	4.86	2.20		21	5.71	1.82		21	5.00	1.45		20	3.75	2.12
5 years or more	33	6.39	1.43		32	5.78	1.70		32	6.38	1.18		32	5.47	1.48		31	3.39	1.87
Business Smoking Policy Before Law
Totals	53	6.15	1.73	0.029	52	5.44	1.95	0.133	51	6.08	1.51	0.400	51	5.25	1.49	0.519	50	3.58	1.95	0.293
Smoking Not Permitted Before Law	38	6.47	1.33		37	5.70	1.87		36	6.19	1.39		36	5.17	1.64		35	3.77	1.86
Smoking Permitted Before Law	15	5.33	2.32		15	4.80	2.08		15	5.80	1.78		15	5.47	1.44		15	3.13	2.13

Individual Level
Time Employed in Surveyed Business
Totals	65	6.06	1.70	0.531	64	5.34	1.90	0.085	63	5.94	1.51	0.088	63	5.14	1.56	0.411	62	3.47	1.92	0.142
< 10 years	47	5.98	1.75		46	5.09	2.01		46	5.74	1.61		46	5.04	1.58		45	3.69	1.89
> 10 years	18	6.28	1.60		18	6.00	1.46		17	6.47	1.07		17	5.41	1.54		17	2.88	1.93
Position Within Business
Totals	65	6.06	1.70	0.910	64	5.34	1.90	0.857	63	5.94	1.51	0.259	63	5.14	1.56	0.106	62	3.47	1.92	0.503
Owner/Manager	29	6.03	1.88		28	5.39	1.93		28	6.18	1.47		28	5.50	1.55		28	3.29	2.23
Employee	36	6.08	1.57		36	5.31	1.91		35	5.74	1.54		35	4.86	1.54		34	3.62	1.65
Awareness of Philadelphia's Smoking Ban
Totals	64	6.05	1.71	0.253	63	5.32	1.91	0.845	63	5.94	1.51	0.555	62	5.11	1.56	0.857	61	3.51	1.30	0.116
No	5	5.20	2.17		4	5.50	0.58		4	5.50	0.58		4	5.25	1.71		5	4.80	1.92
Yes	59	6.12	1.67		59	5.31	1.97		59	5.97	1.55		58	5.10	1.56		56	3.39	1.91
Smoking Status
Totals	62	6.10	1.72	0.005	61	5.39	1.91	0.103	60	5.98	1.50	0.434	59	5.14	1.60	0.187	58	3.50	1.90	0.614
No	49	6.41	1.44		48	5.60	1.89		47	6.06	1.39		46	5.28	1.47		46	3.57	1.92
Yes	13	4.92	2.18		13	4.62	1.93		13	5.69	1.89		13	4.62	1.98		12	3.25	1.91
English Level (Reading, Verbal, Written)
Totals	66	6.08	1.69	0.840	65	5.37	2.43	0.886	64	5.95	1.91	0.690	63	5.14	1.56	0.912	62	3.47	2.25	0.285
Low	16	6.06	1.95		15	5.20	1.68		14	5.20	1.25		14	5.64	1.82		13	5.15	1.70
Intermediate	31	5.97	1.64		31	5.35	1.87		31	5.35	1.61		31	6.03	1.24		31	5.06	1.97
High	19	6.26	1.63		19	5.53	1.90		19	5.53	1.51		19	6.05	1.91		19	5.26	1.92

Note: Mean responses are on a seven-point scale: 1 (strongly oppose) to 7 (strongly favor).

Mean responses are on a seven-point scale: 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).

Mean responses are on a seven-point scale: 1 (very unfamiliar) to 7 (very familiar).

Mean responses are on a seven-point scale: 1 (very rarely) to 7 (quite often).

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