Table 2 Characteristics of the study participants, Chongqing, China, 2011 (n = 1,265)
Variables | Seen the advertisement entitled “An Invisible Killer in the Office” | Statistical tests | |
|---|---|---|---|
YES (%) | NO (%) | ||
Gender | |||
Male | 180 (75.6) | 834 (81.2) | χ 2 = 3.7788, p = 0.0519 |
Female | 58 (24.4) | 193 (18.8) | |
Age | |||
18–25 years | 146 (61.3) | 689 (67.1) | χ 2 = 5.2799, p = 0.0714 |
26–35 years | 49 (20.6) | 209 (20.4) | |
36–45 years | 43 (18.1) | 129 (12.6) | |
Education level | |||
Basic education | 25 (10.5) | 64 (6.2) | χ 2 = 17.4428, p = 0.0002 |
Secondary education | 113 (47.5) | 384 (37.4) | |
Higher education | 100 (42.0) | 579 (56.4) | |
Smoking status | |||
Smoking | 111 (46.6) | 425 (41.4) | χ 2 = 2.1860, p = 0.1393 |
Non-smoking | 127 (53.4) | 602 (58.6) | |
Attitude to the regulation of smoking in public places | |||
Support the regulation of smoking in public places | 14 (5.9) | 45 (4.38) | χ 2 = 0.9786, p = 0.3225 |
Oppose the regulation of smoking in public places | 224 (94.1) | 982 (95.6) | |