Attitude/belief | % Agree/ disagree | Florida | National | ||||||||||||||||
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1998 | 1999 | 1998 | 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
All persons | ⩽ 15 | ⩾ 16 | All persons | ⩽ 15 | ⩾ 16 | All persons | ⩽15 | ⩾ 16 | All persons | ⩽ 15 | ⩾ 16 | ||||||||
1. Most people your age do not like TCs | A | 51.2 | 59.4 | 39.3 | 53.8 | 64.5 | 42.0 | 51.4 | 59.6 | 38.3 | 44.4 | 57.2 | 33.9 | ||||||
2. If people your age knew they were being used by TCs just to make money, they would never start smoking | A | 37.6 | 42.1 | 31.1 | 41.6 | 50.2 | 32.0 | 38.3 | 44.7 | 27.9 | 37.4 | 44.2 | 31.5 | ||||||
3. TCs try to get young people to smoke because older people quit or die | A | 64.5 | 66.4 | 61.7 | 80.1 | 81.8 | 78.2 | 64.2 | 64.7 | 63.4 | 63.2 | 61.7 | 65.2 | ||||||
4. TCs do good things for people your age like sponsoring concerts, sporting events, and giving away things | D | 60.6 | 62.5 | 57.5 | 57.6 | 58.3 | 57.2 | 59.2 | 60.5 | 57.8 | 56.8 | 57.3 | 56.2 | ||||||
5. TCs should not be blamed for young people who smoke | D | 69.4 | 72.0 | 66.5 | 76.4 | 79.7 | 72.5 | 68.2 | 71.1 | 66.7 | 68.8 | 72.8 | 65.9 | ||||||
6. TCs use advertising to fool young people | A | 80.3 | 81.1 | 78.0 | 81.4 | 84.1 | 78.7 | 82.3 | 84.6 | 79.1 | 77.5 | 81.9 | 73.7 | ||||||
7. Smoking has nothing to do with whether or not a person is cool | A | 64.9 | 64.4 | 66.2 | 74.3 | 73.5 | 75.1 | 69.0 | 69.1 | 68.5 | 72.5 | 70.9 | 74.0 | ||||||
8. Most people your age do not like to be around people who smoke | A | 61.4 | 68.8 | 50.4 | 60.0 | 67.2 | 52.3 | 60.7 | 67.0 | 50.5 | 55.8 | 68.1 | 45.3 | ||||||
9. Anti-tobacco advertisements have a big influence on people your age | A | 60.8 | 62.4 | 58.1 | 71.9 | 77.5 | 65.9 | 61.7 | 67.2 | 53.8 | 63.8 | 72.5 | 56.3 | ||||||
10. Most people your age do not believe all the bad things they hear about tobacco products | D | 34.3 | 37.7 | 29.1 | 43.4 | 44.5 | 41.6 | 35.3 | 35.2 | 35.3 | 39.2 | 40.5 | 38.0 | ||||||
11. Anti-tobacco people are no more honest than pro-tobacco people | D | 57.4 | 56.9 | 58.4 | 63.4 | 63.3 | 63.8 | 64.2 | 66.0 | 61.6 | 64.6 | 64.7 | 64.4 |
TCs, tobacco companies
At baseline the percentage different on an attitude/belief between Florida and the national sample was significant for items 7 and 11 for the total, 7, 9, and 11 for ⩽ 15, and 2, 9, 10, and 11 for ⩾ 16.
One year later the percentage difference between Florida and the national sample was significant except for items 4 and 11 for the total, 4, 8, and 11 for ⩽ 15, and 2, 4, 7, and 11 for ⩾ 16.
In Florida significant increases in anti-tobacco attitudes/beliefs occurred over the year except for item 6 for the total, 2 and 6 for ⩽ 15, and 2, 4, 6, and 8 for ⩾ 16.
Nationally, attitudes/beliefs did not change significantly or became more pro-tobacco except for items 7 and 10 for the total, 9 and 10 for ⩽ 15, and 2, 7, 9, 10, and 11 for ⩾ 16.