Table 3.
Knowledge about key tobacco control policies by occupation and smoking status
| Item | Correct answer | Physicians N% | Nurses N% | Employees N% | Total N% | P-value* | Never smoker N% | Current smoker N% | Ex-smoker N% | Total N% | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure to tobacco smoke in the workplace is not a significant cause of tobacco-related diseases (N= 625 ) |
False |
246 |
227 |
98 |
571 |
.689 |
514 |
40 |
17 |
571 |
.000 |
| |
|
92.5% |
90.4% |
90.7% |
91.4% |
|
92.4% |
76.9% |
100 % |
91.4% |
|
| Designated smoking areas in the same room are effective in protecting non-smokers and workers from the hazards of tobacco smoke (N=624 ) |
False |
188 |
199 |
82 |
469 |
.072 |
419 |
36 |
14 |
469 |
.590 |
| |
|
70.7% |
79.3% |
76.6% |
75.2% |
|
75.4% |
70.6% |
82.4% |
75.2% |
|
| Separate rooms with separate ventilation offer almost the same amount of protection as smoking bans and are a good alternative to bans (N= 626 ) |
False |
152 |
161 |
73 |
386 |
.082 |
352 |
26 |
8 |
386 |
.079 |
| |
|
56.9% |
63.9% |
68.2% |
61.7% |
|
63.2% |
50.0% |
47.1% |
61.7% |
|
| Tobacco product advertising has no effect on consumption (N=621) |
False |
183 |
149 |
65 |
397 |
.084 |
360 |
26 |
11 |
397 |
.187 |
| |
|
68.8% |
59.6% |
61.9% |
63.9% |
|
65.0% |
52.0% |
64.7% |
63.9% |
|
| Because of all the publicity about how harmful tobacco use is, anyone who starts using tobacco these days is fully aware of the risks (N= 623 ) |
False |
39 |
36 |
19 |
94 |
.696 |
80 |
12 |
2 |
94 |
.204 |
| |
|
14.7% |
14.4% |
17.8% |
15.1% |
|
14.4% |
23.5% |
11.8% |
15.1% |
|
| Warnings/messages on tobacco product packages, while attention getting, are not effective in motivating users to quit (N=621) |
False |
18 |
31 |
16 |
65 |
.028 |
57 |
7 |
1 |
65 |
.614 |
| |
|
6.8% |
12.4% |
15.0% |
10.5% |
|
10.3% |
13.7% |
5.9% |
10.5% |
|
| Tax increases will result in smuggling and nothing can be done about it (N=623) |
False |
128 |
135 |
44 |
307 |
.092 |
275 |
26 |
6 |
307 |
.504 |
| |
|
48.5% |
53.6% |
41.1% |
49.3% |
|
49.6% |
50.0% |
35.3% |
49.3% |
|
| Youth access provisions tend to be difficult to enforce (N=617) |
False |
114 |
92 |
38 |
244 |
.276 |
216 |
24 |
4 |
244 |
.219 |
| |
|
43.2% |
37.1% |
36.2% |
39.5% |
|
39.3% |
47.1% |
23.5% |
39.5% |
|
| The most cost effective control option in all regions is taxation on tobacco products (N=626) |
True |
146 |
110 |
60 |
316 |
.019 |
281 |
24 |
11 |
316 |
.445 |
| 54.7% | 43.7% | 56.1% | 50.5% | 50.4% | 47.1% | 64.7% | 50.5% |
*Chi-Square test.