Table 2

Respondents’ report of employee involvement in various activities before hospital’s enactment of smoke-free policy

ActivityActivity not offered
n (%)
Not involved
at all
n (%)
Slightly involved
n (%)
Moderately involved
n (%)
Very involved
n (%)
Mean involvement2-150
n (%)
Received smoking cessation materials102 (10.2)46 (4.6)179 (17.9)347 (34.7)325 (32.5)2.7
Served on planning committee(s)193 (19.2)110 (10.9)126 (12.5)217 (21.5)361 (35.8)2.4
Reviewed policy drafts166 (16.7)148 (14.9)152 (15.3)251 (25.2)279 (28.0)2.3
Attended smoking cessation programmes124 (12.5) 69 (6.9)324 (32.6)323 (32.5)155 (15.6)2.3
Participated in “cold turkey” days175 (17.6) 97 (9.7)269 (27.0)283 (28.4)172 (17.3)2.2
Received planning committee reports243 (24.5)147 (14.8)137 (13.8)208 (21.0)255 (25.8)2.1
Participated in employee surveys332 (33.9)150 (15.3) 79 (8.1)165 (16.9)253 (25.8)1.8
Involved as peer counsellors384 (38.9)221 (22.4)180 (18.3)140 (14.2) 61 (6.2)1.3
  • 2-150 Activities are ranked from highest to lowest mean involvement, with “Activity not offered” = 0 and “Very involved” = 4.