Table 4.

Students' attitude towards banning cigarette smoking in public places

Attitude	Total		Regular smokers		Occasional and ex-smokers		Non-smokers
	n=535	Per cent	n=60	Per cent	n=59	Per cent	n=416	Per cent
Extent students satisfied with the smoking ban*
Large extent	311	58.6	6	10.3	27	45.0	278	67.5
Some extent	139	26.2	15	25.9	14	23.3	110	26.6
Not at all/not sure	81	15.2	37	63.8	19	31.6	25	6.0
Extent students consider the ban justified*
Large extent	302	57.2	8	13.8	29	49.2	265	64.5
Some extent	169	32.0	26	44.8	20	33.9	123	29.9
Not at all/not sure	57	10.8	24	41.4	10	17.0	23	5.6
AUB becoming an entirely smoke-free area*
Agree	210	39.8	6	10.2	19	32.8	185	45.0
Disagree	230	43.6	50	84.7	29	50.0	151	36.7
Undecided	88	16.7	3	5.1	10	17.2	75	18.2
Extent the ban helped in creating a healthy environment*
Large extent	313	9.2	6	10.3	25	42.4	282	68.4
Some extent	166	31.4	33	56.9	27	45.8	106	25.7
Not at all/not sure	50	9.5	19	32.8	7	11.9	24	5.8
Extent the ban helps smokers reduce smoking*
Large extent	88	16.7	2	3.4	8	13.6	78	18.9
Some extent	256	48.4	21	36.2	24	40.7	211	51.2
Not at all/not sure	185	35.0	35	60.3	27	45.8	123	29.8
Extent the ban helps smokers in quitting smoking*
Large extent	39	7.4	2	3.4	5	8.8	32	7.8
Some extent	149	28.3	4	6.9	14	24.6	131	31.8
Not at all/not sure	339	64.3	52	89.7	38	66.6	249	60.4

*p<0.05.

**p<0.001.

AUB, American University of Beirut.