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2006 MSCTC Secondhand Smoke Study of Students and Faculty Staff

Dr. Richard RathgeProfessor and Director

North Dakota State Data Center

Presented at the Minnesota State Community and Technical College (MSCTC) – Moorhead

February 13, 2007

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Presentation Objectives:

1. Offer a brief overview of study design

2. Highlight key findings related to: Opinions of secondhand smoke as a health

issue Preferences/opinions regarding campus

smoking policies Campus community’s experience with

tobacco/secondhand smoke & interest in cessation

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Study Design and Approach

2 campus web surveys in Oct./Nov. 2006 Complete census

Faculty/staff N=92 (67.6% responded) Students N=265 (11.5% of student body)

Email notice and invitation to participate sent by Provost Dr. Jerry Migler

Reminder emails sent week of final data collection

Student incentive-drawing for 25 1GB flash drives

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Opinions of secondhand smoke as a health issue

Preferences/opinions regarding campus smoking policies

Campus community’s experience with tobacco/secondhand smoke & interest in cessation

Key Findings

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Respondent’s opinions regarding statements abouthealth aspects of tobacco use and secondhand smoke

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Respondent’s opinions regarding statements about campusissues relating to tobacco use and secondhand smoke

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Where respondent is regularly exposed to secondhand smoke

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Opinions of secondhand smoke as a health issue

Preferences/opinions regarding campus smoking policies

Campus community’s experience with tobacco/secondhand smoke & interest in cessation

Key Findings

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Respondent’s perception of the current campussmoking policy

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Respondent’s perception of how well the campus smokingpolicy is enforced outdoors

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Likelihood respondent would support a policy requiring the campus to be completely smoke-free

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Respondent’s perception of the effect a smoke-free campuspolicy would have on student quality of life, student learning,

and student enrollments

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Whether implementing a smoke-free campus policy wouldinfluence respondent’s decision to attend/work at MSCTC-

Moorhead

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Opinions of secondhand smoke as a health issue

Preferences/opinions regarding campus smoking policies

Campus community’s experience with tobacco/secondhand smoke & interest in cessation

Key Findings

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Respondent’s smoking status

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Among respondents who smoke, age at which respondentbegan smoking tobacco products

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Among respondents who smoke, factors influencingrespondent to begin smoking

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Among respondents who smoke, respondent’s interestin quitting smoking

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Among respondents who smoke, whether respondent has tried to quit smoking within the last 12 months

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Among respondents who smoke and have tried to quit smokingwithin the last 12 months, the number of times respondent has

tried to quit smoking within the last 12 months

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Whether respondent is aware of smoking cessation counselingor quit programs that are offered on their campus

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Previous Tobacco Studies

Regional Tobacco and Secondhand Smoke Survey: 2002

Secondhand Smoke Survey for Central and Western Minnesota: February 2005 Survey Results

City of Moorhead, Minnesota, Follow-up Tobacco Study

All available at www.ndsu.edu/sdc/publications.htm

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Secondhand Smoke Study 2006

Dr. Richard Rathge, Director North Dakota State Data Center, Fargo, ND

NDSU, IACC 424, Fargo, ND 58105 Richard.Rathge@ndsu.edu Phone: (701) 231-8621 Fax: (701) 231-9730 URL: www.ndsu.edu/sdc