Table 3.
Initial Attitudes of all bar workers seen at P1 in by highest level of education attained; School (138), college (169) and university and postgraduate (Uni) (241)
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Response1(%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question | N | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | p-val | ||
| A |
The ban on smoking will have a negative effect on business for public bars |
School |
137 |
18 |
27 |
34 |
15 |
5 |
|
| |
|
College |
165 |
20 |
33 |
31 |
13 |
2 |
0.04 |
| |
|
Uni |
241 |
12 |
30 |
35 |
17 |
5 |
|
| B |
The smoking ban is an unfair restriction on smokers |
School |
138 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
29 |
12 |
|
| |
|
College |
166 |
12 |
25 |
16 |
32 |
14 |
<0.001 |
| |
|
Uni |
239 |
9 |
13 |
14 |
36 |
28 |
|
| C |
Fewer people will visit public bars after the ban on smoking |
School |
138 |
20 |
24 |
27 |
28 |
2 |
|
| |
|
College |
163 |
13 |
33 |
29 |
21 |
3 |
0.001 |
| |
|
Uni |
240 |
7 |
29 |
26 |
28 |
9 |
|
| D |
The smoking ban will make smokers smoke more at home |
School |
137 |
16 |
37 |
27 |
16 |
4 |
|
| |
|
College |
166 |
20 |
36 |
23 |
20 |
1 |
0.062 |
| |
|
Uni |
241 |
14 |
31 |
30 |
21 |
4 |
|
| E |
The smoking ban will result in jobs being lost |
School |
137 |
12 |
21 |
33 |
30 |
4 |
|
| |
|
College |
165 |
10 |
21 |
32 |
30 |
7 |
<0.001 |
| |
|
Uni |
241 |
5 |
12 |
33 |
44 |
5 |
|
| |
|
|
N |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
p-val |
| F |
Smoke free public bars will make visits to them more comfortable |
School |
138 |
2 |
11 |
14 |
42 |
30 |
0.045 |
| |
|
College |
165 |
1 |
9 |
16 |
36 |
38 |
|
| |
|
Uni |
241 |
2 |
7 |
13 |
29 |
49 |
|
| G |
The smoking ban will encourage smokers to quit |
School |
138 |
1 |
12 |
25 |
45 |
16 |
|
| |
|
College |
166 |
1 |
10 |
21 |
53 |
16 |
0.158 |
| |
|
Uni |
241 |
1 |
7 |
17 |
55 |
19 |
|
| H |
The smoking ban is needed to protect the health of workers |
School |
137 |
1 |
9 |
14 |
41 |
36 |
|
| |
|
College |
166 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
46 |
36 |
0.212 |
| |
|
Uni |
241 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
39 |
45 |
|
| I |
Do you agree with the proposed ban on smoking in public bars? |
School |
138 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
27 |
30 |
|
| |
|
College |
165 |
10 |
13 |
15 |
24 |
38 |
<0.001 |
| Uni | 240 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 49 | |||
The p-value is for the regression of whether there was a difference in the initial attitude over the different education levels.
1 Response: 1-Strongly Agree, 2- Agree, 3-Undecided, 4- Disagree, 5-Strongly Disagree.