Table 2 Attitudes of respondents to new smokefree areas by smoking behaviours and smoking-related beliefs (all the results age-sex adjusted, weighted and adjusted for the complex design)
From: What is behind smoker support for new smokefree areas? National survey data
Variable | Strong support (column%) (Scores of 3.5 to 6.0 on the SSI) (n = 717) | Weak support (column%) (Scores of 0.0 to 3.0 on the SSI) (n = 659) | Adjusted odds ratios for strong support (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Quitting behaviour/addiction | Â | Â | Â |
Ever tried to quit smoking - out of those currently smoking (referent = "never tried to quit") | 60.1 | 56.5 | 1.19 (0.88 - 1.63) |
Perceived addiction (% at least somewhat addicted) (referent = not addicted) | 80.5 | 87.8 | 0.56 (0.37 - 0.86) |
Beliefs around SHS hazards | Â | Â | Â |
Belief that smoking causes lung cancer in non-smokers from SHS (%"yes") (referent = not yes) | 87.6 | 77.2 | 1.95 (1.33 - 2.84) |
Belief that smoking causes asthma in children from SHS? (%"yes") (referent = not yes) | 90.2 | 79.2 | 2.17 (1.45 - 3.25) |
Reasons for quitting, trying to quit | Â | Â | Â |
"Concern about the effect of cigarette smoke on non-smokers?" ("somewhat" or "very much") (referent = "no") | 70.3 | 52.4 | 2.08 (1.54 - 2.81) |
"That society disapproves of smoking?" ("somewhat" or "very much") (referent = "no") | 57.3 | 40.0 | 2.08 (1.56 - 2.78) |
"Smoking restrictions at work?" ("somewhat" or "very much") (referent = "no") | 37.9 | 30.1 | 1.45 (1.08 - 1.96) |
"Smoking restrictions in public places like restaurants, cafés & pubs?" ("somewhat" or "very much") (referent = "no") | 44.2 | 36.5 | 1.38 (1.03 - 1.84) |
"Setting an example for children?" ("somewhat" or "very much") (referent = "no") | 83.0 | 64.2 | 2.63 (1.83 - 3.79) |
Social denormalisation/smoking by friends | Â | Â | Â |
Attitude to "people who are important to you believe you should not smoke" ("strongly agree" or "agree") (referent = "not agreeing") | 88.1 | 81.5 | 1.65 (1.08 - 2.52) |
Zero to two friends are smokers (referent = 3+ friends who are smokers) | 46.1 | 38.4 | 1.52 (1.14 - 2.04) |