Short name | Question wording | Response categories |
ReduceSm | Everything possible should be done to reduce smoking. Do you . . . | strongly agree; somewhat agree; somewhat disagree; strongly disagree |
Enough | There are enough controls on smoking and we should leave smokers alone. Do you . . . | strongly agree; somewhat agree; somewhat disagree; strongly disagree |
UpRestr | Restrictions should be increased to help smokers quit. Do you . . . | strongly agree; somewhat agree; somewhat disagree; strongly disagree |
SmRights | Restrictions have gone too far and smokers need to start standing up for their rights. Do you . . . | strongly agree; somewhat agree; somewhat disagree; strongly disagree |
Mindhome | How easy or difficult would it be for you to ask someone not to smoke in your home? | very easy; somewhat easy; somewhat difficult; very difficult; don't mind if people smoke in home |
Rules | Which of the following best describes the rules about smoking in your home for people who live there? | smoking is not allowed; some rules; no rules |
AskNoSmk | How easy or difficult would it be for you to ask someone not to smoke in a non-smoking area? | very easy; somewhat easy; somewhat difficult; very difficult; wouldn't ask |
DoBother | If someone was smoking in a non-smoking area of a public place, how likely are you to make a face, a coughing noise, a loud comment, or some other signal to get them to realise that it is bothering you? | very likely; somewhat likely; somewhat unlikely; very unlikely; not bothered by others' smoke |
Approach | How likely are you to approach that person and point out that they are in a non-smoking area? | very likely; somewhat likely; somewhat unlikely; very unlikely |
SitSm | In the past year, have you sat in a smoking area of a restaurant because you were with a smoker? | yes; no |
Restaur | Suppose you arrive at a restaurant and find that the only free tables are in the smoking section. Do you think you would . . . | take a table in the smoking section right away; be willing to wait up to 15 minutes; leave and go to another restaurant |
Questions were not asked in this order, and were not always contiguous within the larger survey questionnaire.