U of MN 2008 Smoking Survey

8/14/2019 U of MN 2008 Smoking Survey

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Methodology

2000surveys sent to random sample of full- and part-

time faculty and staff

130 surveys were undeliverable

865 completed a survey 46.2% final response rate

5000survey sent to random sample of full- and part-

time undergraduate and graduate/professionalstudents

13 surveys were undeliverable

1645 completed a survey

33.0% final response rate


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Survey Demographics

0.6%0.7%0.5%Refused

7.0%20.0%0.2%56+ years22.3%53.8%5.8%35-55 years

24.3%20.8%26.1%25-34 years

45.8%4.8%67.4%18-24 years

Age

0.5%0.2%0.6%Refused

0.3%0.5%0.2%Transgender/Other

57.6%62.9%54.8%Female

41.6%36.4%44.4%Male

Gender

CombinedFaculty/StaffStudents


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Survey Demographics

4.3%n/a6.6%Part-time Graduate/Professional

Student

18.7%n/a28.5%Full-time Graduate/Professional

Student

2.0%n/a3.1%Part-time Undergraduate

40.3%n/a61.4%Full-time Undergraduate

1.9%5.6%n/aPart-time Staff

26.0%75.5%n/aFull-time Staff0.6%1.9%n/aPart-time Faculty

5.7%16.6%n/aFull-time Faculty

Position on campus

CombinedFaculty/StaffStudents


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Agree or Disagree:

Exposure to Secondhand Smoke is a Health Issue

3.3 2.71.7

3.7 4.25.3 5.4

8.715

18.3

70.3

61

0.1 0.2

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Percent

Strongly

disagree

2 3 4 5 Strongly

agree

Refuse

Faculty/Staff Student


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Agree or Disagree:

I am concerned about the health consequences of being

exposed to secondhand smoke on this campus

11.512.9 13.3

14.1 13.9 13.815.8

19.7

15

16.7

30.5

22.7

0 0.1

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Percent

Strongly

disagree

2 3 4 5 Strongly

agree

Refuse



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Agree or Disagree:

Litter caused by smoking (cigarette butts, empty packages, etc.)

detracts from the appearance of this campus

3.2 4.2 3.3

6.9 5.56.6

11.8

14.5

18

23.5

57.5

44

0.7 0.3

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Percent

Strongly

disagree

2 3 4 5 Strongly

agree

Refuse



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Have you ever been exposed to

secondhand smoke on campus?

84.9 90.1

15.1 9.90

20

40

60

80

100

Percent

Yes No

Faculty/Staff

Students


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Where have you been exposed to secondhand smoke

Among those who indicated exposure

1.62.3Intramural sporting events

18.310.9Inside buildings drifted in

21.916.9Parking lots, parking ramps or

parking garages

51.366.9Outdoor seating areas or bus

stops

84.372.6Entrance to buildings

65.182.1Walking across campus

Location

Faculty/StaffStudents


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Statement which best represents

current smoking policy on campus

21.8%25.7%I am not sure

7.8%10.7%Buildings are smoke free, no

smoking restrictions on the

grounds

3.2%3.7%Buildings are smoke free,

smoking on premise prohibited

except in designated areas,

smoking is allowed in vehicles

67.1%59.5%Building are smoke free, smoking

on campus limited to 25 feet frombuilding entrances, smoking

prohibited in vehicles

Statement



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To what degree do you think the smoking policy

at the U of M is enforced indoors?

2.3 1.2 2 1.74.8 3.5

6.27.7

18.2

23.1

64.7 61.8

1.9 1

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Percent

Not well at

all

2 3 4 5 Very well Refuse



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How likely are you to support a policy prohibiting

smoking on all U of M property

(both indoors and outdoors)?

20.1

23.3

6.7 6.7

7.46.2 7.4

9.9 11.812.1

46.3

41.5

0.2 0.3

0

10

20

30

40

50

Percent

Not likely 2 3 4 5 Very likely Refuse



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How likely are you to support a policy prohibiting

smoking on all U of M property

(both indoors and outdoors)?

10.7

55.3

5.9

9.2 6.5 79.6 7.3

13.8

6.9

53.3

14.2

0.3 0.2

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Percent

Not likely 2 3 4 5 Very likely Refuse

Non-smokers Smokers

Smokers are defined as having used smoking tobacco within the past year


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Would a smoking ban influence your decision to continue

working or going to school at the U of M?

73.966

21.1 24.3

48.2

1 1.5

0

20

40

60

80

No Yes, more likely

to stay

Yes, Less likely

to stay

Refuse

Faculty/Staff Students


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Would a smoking ban influence your decision to continue

working or going to school at the U of M?

69.3 67

28.4

8 1.9

21.2

0.5 3.8

0

20

40

60

80

No Yes, more likely

to stay

Yes, Less likely

to stay

Refuse

Non-smokers Smokers

18.2% of Faculty/Staff

22.1% of Students


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Tobacco Use Rates-

Past 12 months

3.57.2

2.95.9

1.44.1

9.512.9

82.7

69.9

0

20

40

60

80

100

1x/year 6x/year 1x/month More than

1x/month

Do not smoke


Used Tobacco

17.3% of Faculty/Staff30.1% of Students


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Daily Tobacco Users

Estimate of Actual Number of Users

~17,000 Faculty/Staff (full- and part-time) on

campus

5.1% daily tobacco use rate = 867 individuals

~51,000 Students (full- and part-time) on campus

4.1% daily tobacco use rate = 2091 individuals


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Smokeless Tobacco Use Rates-

Past 30 days

0.1 1.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 0 0.6 0.2 0.3

99.3

96.6

0

20

40

60

80

100

1-2 3-5 6-9 10-19 20-29 30 Did not use



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Average Number of Cigarettes Smoked

3.0Range (0 to 50)

3.2Range (0 to 76)

Smoked On Campus -Weekday

7.2

Range (0 to 30)

5.1

Range (0 to 30)

Smoked on a Weekend Day

5.3Range (0 to 25)

3.4Range (0 to 20)

Smoked on a Weekday

Average Number



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Consider themselves Smokers

Among Faculty and Staff who used smoking

tobacco within past 12 months 42.3%

consider themselves smokers

Among Faculty and Staff who used smoking

tobacco within the past 30 days 56.1%

consider themselves smokers


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Consider themselves Smokers

Among Students who used smoking tobacco

within past 12 months 31.1% consider

themselves smokers

Among Students who used smoking tobacco

within the past 30 days 46.5% consider

themselves smokers


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Where have you smoked within the

past 30 days?

62.377.8Off campus

0.00.3Intramural sporting events

0.00.3Inside buildings

11.49.5Parking lots, parking ramps or

parking garages

14.032.3Outdoor seating areas or bus

stops

19.321.5Entrance to buildings

35.147.1Walking across campus

Location



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During the past 12 months have you stopped smoking for

one day or longer because you were trying to quit

smoking?

34.5

27.5

37.8

33.8

27.7

38.7

0

20

40

60

Yes No N/A, do not smoke


NOTE: Based on survey respondents who reported usingsmoking tobacco within past 12 months


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Average Number of Quit Attempts

within Past 12 Months

Faculty/Staff

2.48 attempts (Range: 1 to 12 attempts)

Students

2.42 attempts (Range: 1 to 15 attempts)


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Are you aware of any tobacco cessation

programs on campus?

40.9

66.2

56.7

31.8

2.4 2

0

20

40

60

80

Yes No Refuse

Non-smokers

Smokers

Faculty/Staff


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Are you aware of any tobacco cessation

programs on campus?

28.7

40.5

68.9

55.5

2.4 4

0

20

40

60

80

Yes No Refuse

Non-smokers

Smokers

Students


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Does the U of M offer adequate resources for

smokers who want to quit smoking?

2.6 3.45.2

7.5

2219.7

25.121.1

11.8

17

10.1

24.523.1

6.8

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Percent

Strongly

disagree

2 3 4 5 Strongly

agree

Refuse

Non-smokers Smokers

Faculty/Staff


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Does the U of M offer adequate resources for

smokers who want to quit smoking?

1 2.2

7.1 7.3

29.2

22.6

28.531.7

8.712.2

3

9.6

22.5

14.4

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Percent

Strongly

disagree

2 3 4 5 Strongly

agree

Refuse

Non-smokers Smokers

Students

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U of MN 2008 Smoking Survey