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Table 5 Attitudes pre- and post-legislation split by smoking status group: for each question, percentages giving each response. N is the number of people in each smoking group.

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

 

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

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