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Table 3 Initial Attitudes of all bar workers seen at P1 in by highest level of education attained; School (138), college (169) and university and postgraduate (Uni) (241)

From: The relationship between workers’ self-reported changes in health and their attitudes towards a workplace intervention: lessons from smoke-free legislation across the UK hospitality industry

   

Response1(%)

 

Question

 

N

1

2

3

4

5

p-val

A

The ban on smoking will have a negative effect on business for public bars

School

137

18

27

34

15

5

 
  

College

165

20

33

31

13

2

0.04

  

Uni

241

12

30

35

17

5

 

B

The smoking ban is an unfair restriction on smokers

School

138

20

20

20

29

12

 
  

College

166

12

25

16

32

14

<0.001

  

Uni

239

9

13

14

36

28

 

C

Fewer people will visit public bars after the ban on smoking

School

138

20

24

27

28

2

 
  

College

163

13

33

29

21

3

0.001

  

Uni

240

7

29

26

28

9

 

D

The smoking ban will make smokers smoke more at home

School

137

16

37

27

16

4

 
  

College

166

20

36

23

20

1

0.062

  

Uni

241

14

31

30

21

4

 

E

The smoking ban will result in jobs being lost

School

137

12

21

33

30

4

 
  

College

165

10

21

32

30

7

<0.001

  

Uni

241

5

12

33

44

5

 
   

N

5

4

3

2

1

p-val

F

Smoke free public bars will make visits to them more comfortable

School

138

2

11

14

42

30

0.045

  

College

165

1

9

16

36

38

 
  

Uni

241

2

7

13

29

49

 

G

The smoking ban will encourage smokers to quit

School

138

1

12

25

45

16

 
  

College

166

1

10

21

53

16

0.158

  

Uni

241

1

7

17

55

19

 

H

The smoking ban is needed to protect the health of workers

School

137

1

9

14

41

36

 
  

College

166

1

7

10

46

36

0.212

  

Uni

241

1

5

10

39

45

 

I

Do you agree with the proposed ban on smoking in public bars?

School

138

14

14

14

27

30

 
  

College

165

10

13

15

24

38

<0.001

  

Uni

240

6

9

9

27

49

 
  1. The p-value is for the regression of whether there was a difference in the initial attitude over the different education levels.
  2. 1 Response: 1-Strongly Agree, 2- Agree, 3-Undecided, 4- Disagree, 5-Strongly Disagree.