Total smoking bans in psychiatric inpatient services: a survey of perceived benefits, barriers and support among staff

Table 1 Respondent characteristics

	Clinical Staff (73)		Non-Clinical Staff (110)		Total (183)
	%	n	%	n	%	N
Female	60	44	71	77	66	121
Age
≤ 35	45	33	43	47	44	80
36 - 45	23	17	20	22	21	39
46+	32	23	37	40	35	63
Education
< HSC	4	3	22	24	15	27
HSC	10	7	28	30	21	37
Undergraduate Degree	39	28	29	31	33	59
Postgraduate Degree	47	33	21	23	31	56
Length of Time in Job
≤ 4 years	47	34	60	65	54	99
4+ years	53	39	40	44	46	83
Smoking Status
Current smoker	19	14	23	25	21	39
Former smoker	33	24	24	22	26	48
Never smoker	48	35	55	60	52	95
Exposed to ETS at work	78	57	31	34	50	91
Trained in smoking care (yes)	19	13	na	na	na	na
Interested in such training (yes)	72	51	na	na	na	na

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