| Question | Smoking Status | N | Period | Response* | Mean Shift | U-1** p-value | U-2*** p-value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |  |  |  |
A | The ban on smoking will have (has had) a negative effect on business for public bars | Smoker | 108 | Pre | 24 | 35 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 1.06 | <0.001 | 0.595 |
 |  |  |  | Post | 6 | 16 | 27 | 39 | 13 |  |  |  |
 |  | Non-Smoker | 76 | Pre | 7 | 33 | 37 | 22 | 1 | 0.99 | <0.001 |  |
 |  |  |  | Post | 3 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 22 |  |  |  |
B | The smoking ban is an unfair restriction on smokers | Smoker | 107 | Pre | 21 | 23 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 0.29 | 0.093 | 0.088 |
 |  |  |  | Post | 10 | 26 | 19 | 34 | 11 |  |  |  |
 |  | Non-Smoker | 76 | Pre | 5 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 42 | 0.00 | 0.967 |  |
 |  |  |  | Post | 5 | 1 | 20 | 32 | 42 |  |  |  |
C | Fewer people will (now) visit public bars after (because of) the ban on smoking | Smoker | 108 | Pre | 19 | 33 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1.08 | <0.001 | 0.006 |
 |  |  |  | Post | 3 | 10 | 27 | 44 | 17 |  |  |  |
 |  | Non-Smoker | 76 | Pre | 4 | 24 | 30 | 33 | 9 | 0.53 | <0.001 |  |
 |  |  |  | Post | 4 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 18 |  |  |  |
D | The smoking ban will make (has made) smokers smoke more at home | Smoker | 108 | Pre | 14 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 0.25 | 0.063 | 0.526 |
 |  |  |  | Post | 12 | 19 | 34 | 32 | 2 |  |  |  |
 |  | Non-Smoker | 76 | Pre | 13 | 26 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 0.34 | 0.014 |  |
 |  |  |  | Post | 5 | 13 | 55 | 24 | 3 |  |  |  |
E | The smoking ban will result (has resulted) in jobs being lost | Smoker | 108 | Pre | 14 | 15 | 31 | 37 | 3 | 0.63 | <0.001 | 0.267 |
 |  |  |  | Post | 3 | 6 | 28 | 51 | 12 |  |  |  |
 |  | Non-Smoker | 76 | Pre | 3 | 22 | 28 | 41 | 7 | 0.47 | 0.001 |  |
 |  |  |  | Post | 4 | 3 | 25 | 53 | 16 |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |  | Response* |  |  |  | ||||
 |  |  |  |  | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |  |  |  |
F | Smoke free public bars will make (have made) visits to them more comfortable | Smoker | 108 | Pre | 4 | 17 | 24 | 37 | 19 | 0.35 | 0.017 | 0.35 |
 |  |  |  | Post | 1 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 30 |  |  |  |
 |  | Non-Smoker | 76 | Pre | 0 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 67 | 0.21 | 0.049 |  |
 |  |  |  | Post | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 81 |  |  |  |
G | The smoking ban will encourage (has encouraged) smokers to quit | Smoker | 108 | Pre | 1 | 11 | 23 | 47 | 18 | -0.22 | 0.079 | 0.54 |
 |  |  |  | Post | 2 | 15 | 26 | 49 | 8 |  |  |  |
 |  | Non-Smoker | 76 | Pre | 1 | 5 | 25 | 58 | 11 | -0.17 | 0.168 |  |
 |  |  |  | Post | 1 | 11 | 29 | 51 | 8 |  |  |  |
H | The smoking ban is (was) needed to protect the health of workers | Smoker | 108 | Pre | 1 | 18 | 19 | 44 | 18 | 0.13 | 0.271 | 0.06 |
 |  |  |  | Post | 2 | 15 | 13 | 49 | 21 |  |  |  |
 |  | Non-Smoker | 76 | Pre | 0 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 64 | -0.09 | 0.713 |  |
 |  |  |  | Post | 3 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 62 |  |  |  |
I | Do you agree with the proposed ban on smoking in public bars? | Smoker | 108 | Pre | 18 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 0.56 | 0.005 | 0.001 |
 |  |  |  | Post | 8 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 33 |  |  |  |
 |  | Non-Smoker | 75 | Pre | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 64 | 0.15 | 0.28 |  |
 |  |  |  | Post | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 71 |  |  |  |