Table 2 Tobacco use among university personnel (n = 1,177)
Characteristics | N | Ever-smokera (n = 525) | Current smokera (n = 106) | User of other tobacco productsa (n = 134) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | Proportion of N | n (%) | Proportion of N | n (%) | Proportion of N | ||
Age (years) | |||||||
19 | 5 | 1 (0.2) | 20.0 | 0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 0 (0.0) | 0.0 |
20–29 | 106 | 52 (9.9) | 49.1 | 8 (7.5) | 7.5 | 19 (14.2) | 17.9 |
30–39 | 211 | 108 (20.6) | 51.2 | 36 (34.0) | 17.1 | 27 (20.1) | 12.8 |
40–49 | 271 | 111 (21.1) | 41.0 | 25 (23.6) | 9.2 | 27 (20.1) | 10.0 |
50–59 | 397 | 172 (32.8) | 43.3 | 24 (22.6) | 6.0 | 39 (29.1) | 9.8 |
≥60 | 154 | 75 (14.3) | 48.7 | 10 (9.4) | 6.5 | 21 (15.7) | 13.6 |
Missing data | 33 | 6 (1.1) | 18.2 | 3 (2.8) | 9.1 | 1 (0.7) | 3.0 |
Gender | |||||||
Female | 789 | 347 (66.1) | 44.0 | 68 (64.2) | 8.6 | 27 (20.1) | 3.4 |
Male | 367 | 174 (33.1) | 47.4 | 36 (34.0) | 9.8 | 106 (79.1) | 28.9 |
Missing data | 21 | 4 (0.8) | 19.0 | 2 (1.9) | 9.5 | 1 (0.7) | 4.8 |
Race | |||||||
American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 2 (0.4) | 40.0 | 2 (1.9) | 40.0 | 1 (0.7) | 20.0 |
Asian | 27 | 10 (1.9) | 37.0 | 1 (0.9) | 3.7 | 2 (1.5) | 7.4 |
Black or African American | 44 | 20 (3.8) | 45.5 | 3 (2.8) | 6.8 | 6 (4.5) | 13.6 |
Caucasian/White | 1053 | 479 (91.2) | 45.5 | 97 (91.5) | 9.2 | 123 (91.8) | 11.7 |
Hispanic | 12 | 8 (1.5) | 66.7 | 0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 0 (0.0) | 0.0 |
Missing data | 36 | 6 (1.1) | 16.7 | 3 (2.8) | 8.3 | 2 (1.5) | 5.6 |
Employment status | |||||||
Administrator/professional | 333 | 154 (29.3) | 46.2 | 27 (25.5) | 8.1 | 39 (29.1) | 11.7 |
Clerical/support staff | 374 | 192 (36.6) | 51.3 | 49 (46.2) | 13.1 | 32 (23.9) | 8.6 |
Faculty | 392 | 152 (29.0) | 38.8 | 24 (22.6) | 6.1 | 56 (41.8) | 14.3 |
Others | 43 | 17 (3.2) | 39.5 | 4 (3.8) | 9.3 | 6 (4.5) | 14.0 |
Missing data | 35 | 10 (1.9) | 28.6 | 2 (1.9) | 5.7 | 1 (0.7) | 2.9 |
Professional affiliation | |||||||
College of Medicine | 209 | 91 (17.3) | 43.5 | 17 (16.0) | 8.1 | 20 (14.9) | 9.6 |
College of Arts and Sciences | 194 | 85 (16.2) | 43.8 | 25 (23.6) | 12.9 | 27 (20.1) | 13.9 |
College of Education | 101 | 41 (7.8) | 40.6 | 3 (2.8) | 3.0 | 10 (7.5) | 9.9 |
College of Business and Technology | 75 | 34 (6.5) | 45.3 | 5 (4.7) | 6.7 | 10 (7.5) | 13.3 |
College of Nursing | 71 | 27 (5.1) | 38.0 | 3 (2.8) | 4.2 | 1 (0.7) | 1.4 |
College of Public Health | 32 | 13 (2.5) | 40.6 | 0 (0.0) | 0.0 | 5 (3.7) | 15.6 |
College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences | 31 | 15 (2.9) | 48.4 | 2 (1.9) | 6.5 | 3 (2.2) | 9.7 |
School of Continuing Studies and Academic Outreach | 30 | 13 (2.5) | 43.3 | 4 (3.8) | 13.3 | 2 (1.5) | 6.7 |
College of Pharmacy | 24 | 9 (1.7) | 37.5 | 1 (0.9) | 4.2 | 2 (1.5) | 8.3 |
Others | 259 | 129 (24.6) | 49.8 | 29 (27.4) | 11.2 | 35 (26.1) | 13.5 |
Missing data | 151 | 68 (13.0) | 45.0 | 17 (16.0) | 11.3 | 19 (14.2) | 12.6 |
Knowledge that SHS is harmful | |||||||
Yes | 1038 | 429 (81.7) | 41.3 | 54 (50.9) | 5.2 | 100 (74.6) | 9.6 |
No | 44 | 38 (7.2) | 86.4 | 20 (18.9) | 45.5 | 19 (14.2) | 43.2 |
Unsure | 55 | 46 (8.8) | 83.6 | 25 (23.6) | 45.5 | 12 (9.0) | 21.8 |
Missing data | 40 | 12 (2.3) | 30.0 | 7 (6.6) | 17.5 | 3 (2.2) | 7.5 |
Attitudes toward tobacco-free policy | |||||||
Favor | 932 | 361 (68.8) | 38.7 | 29 (27.4) | 3.1 | 81 (60.4) | 8.7 |
Oppose | 134 | 102 (19.4) | 76.1 | 51 (48.1) | 38.1 | 39 (29.1) | 29.1 |
Unsure | 70 | 49 (9.3) | 70.0 | 19 (17.9) | 27.1 | 12 (9.0) | 17.1 |
Missing data | 41 | 13 (2.5) | 31.7 | 7 (6.6) | 17.1 | 2 (1.5) | 4.9 |