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. 2010 Nov 23;20(2):144–150. doi: 10.1136/tc.2009.035196

Table 2.

Workplace smoking practice and policy by smoking status among those aware of smoking policy (n=691)

Variables Current smokers (n=66), % Ex-smokers (n=129), % Never-smokers (n=496), % Total (n=691), % χ2 p Value
Smoking bans in place 7.888 0.096
 Have smoking policy 28.8 31.8 36.3 34.7
 Have smoking room 12.1 12.4 6.3 8.0
 No smoking allowed at all on premises 59.1 55.8 57.5 57.3
Smoking bans enforced 11.447 0.075
 Yes, always 39.2 35.7 35.2 35.7
 Yes, sometimes 30.4 33.8 28.6 29.7
 No/don't know 30.4 30.6 36.2 34.6
Prohibit selling tobacco in the hospital/office 0.514 0.774
 Yes 97.5 97.5 98.2 98.0
 No 2.5 2.5 1.8 2.0
Prohibit selling tobacco near hospital 0.347 0.841
 Yes 78.5 80.9 78.5 79.2
 No 21.5 19.1 21.5 20.8
Policy for indoor public or common areas 6.558 0.364
 Not allowed in any public or common areas 25.6 27.6 24.7 25.3
 Allowed in some public or common areas 46.5 41.0 46.2 45.3
 Allowed in all public or common areas 0 1.9 0.8 0.9
 No official policy 27.9 29.5 28.4 28.5