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Table 5 Respondentsā€™ views on experience of policy for smoking staff ā€“ percentage agreement for non-smokers and smokers

From: Implementation of a smoke-free policy in a high secure mental health inpatient facility: staff survey to describe experience and attitudes

Statement

% Agreement (Strongly Agree/Agree)

Ā 

All respondents

Non-smokers

Smokers

Significance - Pearson Ļ‡2(2 tailed)

It is difficult for staff who smoke to adhere to the hospitalā€™s smoke-free policy.

56.7

56.2

69.2

Ļ‡2ā€‰=ā€‰2.08; dfā€‰=ā€‰2; Pā€‰=ā€‰0.353

Staff who smoke receive adequate support from the hospital to enable them to work in the smoke-free environment.

35.0

37.5

15.4

Ļ‡2ā€‰=ā€‰11.97; dfā€‰=ā€‰2; Pā€‰=ā€‰0.003