Table 3 Attitudes of respondents to new smokefree areas by indexes and scales for smoking behaviours and smoking-related beliefs
From: What is behind smoker support for new smokefree areas? National survey data
Index/scale* | Strong support [A] (crude mean score, 95% CI) (n = 825) | Weak support [B] (crude mean score, 95% CI) (n = 551) | Differences in mean scores [A - B] (Test of significance) |
|---|---|---|---|
Smoking/SHS knowledge of harm | Â | Â | Â |
Awareness of smoking harm (7-item index) (α = 0.69) | 0.57 (0.53 - 0.61) | 0.44 (0.39 - 0.49) | 0.13 (p < 0.001) |
Awareness of SHS harm (2-item index) (α = 0.62) | 0.82 (0.77 - 0.86) | 0.62 (0.56 - 0.67) | 0.20 (p < 0.001) |
Smoking behaviour & smokefree rules | Â | Â | Â |
Heaviness of smoking (alternate version) | 0.59 (0.36 - 0.83) | 1.49 (1.24 - 1.73) | -0.90 (p < 0.001) |
SHS protection (3-point scale), "How much, if at all, do you try to minimise the amount that non-smokers are exposed to your cigarette smoke?" (a high score means they try harder) | 1.59 (1.52 - 1.66) | 1.39 (1.30 - 1.47) | 0.20 (p < 0.001) |
Smokefree home (3-point scale), "Which of the following best describes smoking inside your home?" (high score is fully smokefree) | 1.60 (1.53 - 1.67) | 1.37 (1.30 - 1.44) | 0.23 (p < 0.001) |
Smokefree car (3-point scale), How you smoke "when you are in a car or other private vehicle with non-smokers" (high score is fully smokefree) | 1.79 (1.73 - 1.84) | 1.58 (1.51 - 1.65) | 0.21 (p < 0.001) |
Smoking/SHS beliefs and attitudes | Â | Â | Â |
Smoking has affected health & quality of life (2-item index) (α = 0.68) | 2.13 (2.04 - 2.21) | 1.93 (1.85 - 2.01) | 0.20 (p = 0.001) |
Intention of quitting (4-point scale) | 1.24 (1.13 - 1.34) | 0.98 (0.89 - 1.07) | 0.26 (p < 0.001) |
Attitude to regulation (2-item index, high score is favourable toward regulation) (α = 0.51) | 3.59 (3.52 - 3.66) | 3.13 (3.05 - 3.21) | 0.46 (p < 0.001) |
Self-exempting beliefs (3-item index, high score means stronger such beliefs) (α = 0.60) | 2.82 (2.74 - 2.90) | 3.17 (3.09 - 3.24) | -0.35 (p < 0.001) |
Overall attitude to smoking (5-point scale, high score is more positive towards smoking) | 2.30 (2.22 - 2.38) | 2.57 (2.49 - 2.65) | -0.27 (p < 0.001) |
Smoking restrictions as reasons for quitting (2-item index covering work and restaurants/pubs, as per questions in Table 2) (α = 0.79) | 1.60 | 1.47 | 0.13 (p = 0.004) |