Table 3.
Attitudinal and knowledge related predictors of SHS exposure (weighted)
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Exposure to SHS |
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Not exposed |
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Exposed |
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| Freq. | % | Freq. | % | Rao-Scott ChiSq | DF | p value | |
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Smoking should be completely banned in hospitals | |||||||
| Complete ban |
1135 |
53.7 |
1578 |
46.3 |
0.11 |
1 |
0.739 |
| Otherwise |
41 |
58.6 |
38 |
41.4 |
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Smoking should be completely banned in workplaces | |||||||
| Complete ban |
988 |
54.2 |
1303 |
45.8 |
0.96 |
1 |
0.327 |
| Otherwise |
157 |
57.3 |
222 |
42.7 |
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Smoking should be completely banned in restaurants | |||||||
| Complete ban |
946 |
55.0 |
1237 |
45.0 |
0.22 |
1 |
0.636 |
| Otherwise |
193 |
53.2 |
273 |
46.8 |
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Smoking should be completely banned in public transit | |||||||
| Complete ban |
1120 |
53.8 |
1546 |
46.2 |
0.03 |
1 |
0.862 |
| Otherwise |
49 |
56.8 |
55 |
43.2 |
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Smoking should be completely banned in schools | |||||||
| Complete ban |
1086 |
53.2 |
1512 |
46.8 |
0.16 |
1 |
0.686 |
| Otherwise |
51 |
59.6 |
46 |
40.4 |
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Smoked tobacco is addictive | |||||||
| Does not agree |
40 |
35.6 |
80 |
64.4 |
6.40 |
2 |
0.041 |
| Agree |
577 |
52.3 |
822 |
47.7 |
|
|
|
| Strongly agree |
542 |
57.8 |
697 |
42.2 |
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Society disapproves of smoking | |||||||
| Does not agree |
95 |
49.4 |
162 |
50.6 |
0.80 |
2 |
0.669 |
| Agree |
684 |
55.6 |
892 |
44.4 |
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|
|
| Strongly agree |
371 |
57.6 |
456 |
42.4 |
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Have smoking restrictions at work | |||||||
| Not employed |
926 |
51.6 |
1381 |
48.4 |
5.86 |
2 |
0.053 |
| Employed, no restrictions |
156 |
60.6 |
171 |
39.4 |
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|
| Employed, some/complete restrictions |
96 |
59.7 |
83 |
40.3 |
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Talk to friends before making a decision | |||||||
| Does not agree |
176 |
44.1 |
296 |
55.9 |
3.96 |
2 |
0.138 |
| Agree |
734 |
56.6 |
902 |
43.4 |
|
|
|
| Strongly agree |
242 |
54.9 |
366 |
45.1 |
|
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|
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Will give up activities if family disapproves | |||||||
| Does not agree |
118 |
49.3 |
194 |
50.7 |
0.57 |
2 |
0.750 |
| Agree |
706 |
54.3 |
926 |
45.7 |
|
|
|
| Strongly agree |
221 |
58.2 |
260 |
41.8 |
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Concern that tobacco smoke harms children | |||||||
| Very/extremely concerned |
804 |
57.3 |
937 |
42.7 |
27.84 |
3 |
< 0.001 |
| No children in the home |
125 |
60.0 |
155 |
40.0 |
|
|
|
| Unconcerned/a little concerned |
14 |
25.9 |
47 |
74.1 |
|
|
|
| Moderate concerned |
170 |
39.4 |
408 |
60.6 |
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Second-hand smoke causes lung cancer in non-smokers | |||||||
| Yes |
918 |
60.3 |
994 |
39.7 |
20.14 |
2 |
< 0.001 |
| No |
52 |
59.6 |
43 |
40.4 |
|
|
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| Don’t know |
195 |
37.6 |
569 |
62.4 |
|
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Second-hand smoke causes asthma in kids | |||||||
| Yes |
867 |
58.7 |
960 |
41.3 |
7.11 |
2 |
0.029 |
| No |
36 |
50.0 |
39 |
50.0 |
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| Don’t know | 259 | 43.8 | 603 | 56.2 | |||