Highlights of the 2002 Richland County

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Highlights of the 2002 Richland County NDSCS
Tobacco Surveys

• Presented by
• Dr. Richard Rathge, Director
• North Dakota State Data Center
• July 22, 2003

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Method
Household Survey

• Random telephone survey of households in county
  (N364).

2. Stratified to ensure adequate urban rural
representation .
3. Sampling error rate less than 5
4. Interviewed residents at least 18 years of age.
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Method
Campus Surveys

• Random selection of classes and paper survey to
  students in those classes (N261).

2. Mail survey distributed to all faculty,
administration, staff (N153)
3. Sampling error rate less than 5
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Key Findings

• 1. Tobacco use is bad for your health.

2. Society has a responsibility to protect people
from secondhand smoke.
3. The economic impacts of smoke-free facilities
are positive rather than negative

4. There is a demand for smoke-free facilities.
5. There is strong community support for various
smoke-free policies.
6. Administration, faculty, staff are more
likely than students to say smoke-free
policies at NDSCS would have positive
effects.
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Key Findings

• 1. Tobacco use is bad for your health.

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Question Tobacco use can lead to long-term
physical illnesses (e.g., heart disease, cancer,
emphysema)
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Question Nicotine is an addictive substance.
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Question Tobacco use has physical effects, such
as reduced endurance.
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Question Concern among respondents regarding
risks to children younger than 18 who smoke or
use tobacco products.
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Key Findings
2. Society has a responsibility to protect people
from secondhand smoke.

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Question Society has a responsibility to
protect CHILDREN from exposure to secondhand
smoke.
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Question Society has a responsibility to
protect NONSMOKING ADULTS from exposure to
secondhand smoke.
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Question Reducing exposure to secondhand smoke
can best be achieved by not permitting smoking
within certain distances from campus buildings.
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Key Findings
3. The economic impacts of smoke-free facilities
are positive rather than negative


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Question Whether respondent uses tobacco
products.
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Question Percentage of users and non-users in
Richland county by frequency of visits to
restaurants that DO NOT serve liquor.
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Question Percentage of users and non-users in
RICHLAND COUNTY by frequency of visits to
restaurants that DO serve liquor.
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Question Percentage of Administration, Faculty,
and Staff at NDSCS by frequency of visits to
restaurants that DO serve liquor, restaurants
that DO NOT serve liquor, and bars/cocktail
lounges.
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Question Percentage of administration, faculty,
and staff, and students at NDSCS by frequency of
visits to PLACES OF INDOOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT.
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Key Findings

4. There is a demand for smoke-free facilities.
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Question(Richland county residents)Residents
estimate of the number of smoke-free restaurants
in their area.
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Question(Richland county residents) There are
a sufficient number of smoke-free RESTAURANTS in
this community to meet the needs of non-smokers.
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Question(Richland county residents) There are
a sufficient number of smoke-free BARS/LOUNGES in
this community to meet the needs of non-smokers.
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Question(Richland county residents) Reducing
exposure to secondhand smoke can best be achieved
by encouraging business owners to adopt voluntary
smoke-free policies.
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Question(Richland county residents)Proportion
of respondents who would rent in an apartment
building or purchase in a multi-unit property if
the premises was smoke-free.
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Key Findings

5. There is strong community support for various
smoke-free policies.
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Question(Richland county residents)Likelihood
respondent would support a policy making
elementary and secondary schools, colleges, and
universities smoke-free.
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Question(Richland county residents)Likelihood
respondent would support a policy making public
facilities such as government buildings, and
private businesses and non-government workplaces
smoke-free.
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Question(Richland county residents)Likelihood
respondent would support a policy making
restaurants that DO NOT serve alcohol,
restaurants that DO serve alcohol, and bars and
cocktail lounges smoke-free.
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Key Findings

6. Administration, faculty, staff are more
likely than students to say smoke-free
policies at NDSCS would have positive
effects.
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Question(NDSCS only)Effect on STUDENT LEARNING
if smoke-free policies are implemented at NDSCS.
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Question(NDSCS only)Effect on STUDENT QUALITY
OF LIFE if smoke-free policies are implemented at
NDSCS.
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Question(NDSCS only) EXCEPTIONEffect on
STUDENT ENROLLMENTS if smoke-free policies are
implemented at NDSCS.
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Question(NDSCS only) Likelihood of supporting
an ordinance making NDSCS a smoke-free campus.
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Question(NDSCS only) Level of difficulty in
enforcing a smoke-free policy on campus
(administration/faculty/staff only).