Table 5.

Respondents’ views on experience of policy for smoking staff – percentage agreement for non-smokers and smokers

Statement	% Agreement (Strongly Agree/Agree)
	All respondents	Non-smokers	Smokers	Significance - Pearson χ2 (2 tailed)
It is difficult for staff who smoke to adhere to the hospital’s smoke-free policy.	56.7	56.2	69.2	χ2 = 2.08; df = 2; P = 0.353
Staff who smoke receive adequate support from the hospital to enable them to work in the smoke-free environment.	35.0	37.5	15.4	χ2 = 11.97; df = 2; P = 0.003