Expectations and changing attitudes of bar workers before and after the implementation of smoke-free legislation in Scotland

Table 3 Comparison of pre- and post-legislation attitudes in those followed up: for each question, percentages giving each response. N is the number of people analysed.

	Question	N	Period	Response* (%)					Mean Shift	U-1** p-value
				1	2	3	4	5
A	The ban on smoking will have (has had) a negative effect on business for public bars	265	Pre	15.8	34.7	32.8	15.5	1.1	1.00	<0.001
			Post	4.5	14.7	22.2	41.9	16.6
B	The smoking ban is an unfair restriction on smokers	263	Pre	12.2	16.3	16.3	35.0	20.2	0.24	0.018
			Post	6.5	14.4	17.1	38.4	23.6
C	Fewer people will (now) visit public bars after (because of) the ban on smoking	264	Pre	10.6	31.4	27.7	25.8	4.5	0.78	<0.001
			Post	4.9	9.8	21.6	47.0	16.7
D	The smoking ban will make (has made) smokers smoke more at home	265	Pre	14.0	32.8	31.3	19.6	2.3	0.32	<0.001
			Post	7.5	18.0	48.3	23.8	2.3
E	The smoking ban will result (has resulted) in jobs being lost	265	Pre	8.3	17.7	34.7	35.1	4.2	0.55	<0.001
			Post	2.6	4.2	32.8	47.5	12.8
				*Response (%)**
				5	4	3	2	1
F	Smoke free public bars will make (have made) visits to them more comfortable	265	Pre	1.5	9.4	15.1	30.2	43.8	0.20	0.018
			Post	1.1	6.0	11.3	29.8	51.7
G	The smoking ban will encourage (has encouraged) smokers to quit	265	Pre	0.8	7.9	21.9	51.3	18.1	-0.28	<0.001
			Post	3.0	11.7	26.4	49.8	9.1
H	The smoking ban is (was) needed to protect the health of workers	265	Pre	0.4	9.1	12.8	39.6	38.1	0.03	0.972
			Post	1.9	6.4	10.6	42.6	38.5
I	Do you agree with the proposed ban on smoking in public bars?	263	Pre	9.9	12.5	9.9	27.0	40.7	0.32	0.017
			Post	5.3	6.5	9.9	31.9	46.4

* Response: 1-Strongly Agree, 2-Agree, 3-Undecided, 4-Disagree, 5-Strongly Disagree
** Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney U-test of equal medians. Tests the overall change in attitude for each question.

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