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<strong>Tobacco</strong>-<strong>Free</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Recreation</strong> <strong>Policies</strong><br />
Table A3-2: Attitudes <strong>and</strong> Beliefs (All Survey Respondents, n=139)<br />
Agree or disagree with the following statements about TFSR policies:<br />
Agree/<br />
Strongly<br />
Agree<br />
n (%)<br />
Disagree/<br />
Strongly<br />
Disagree<br />
n (%)<br />
Neither<br />
n (%)<br />
Players have a right to play in a tobacco-free environment 137 (98.56) 0 2 (1.44)<br />
Smoking <strong>and</strong> other tobacco use is an important social activity 5 (3.6) 125 (89.93) 9 (6.47)<br />
It is okay to use smoke cigarettes at indoor sports events (if) outside of<br />
arenas*<br />
It is my responsibility to be a role model <strong>and</strong> to discourage tobacco use<br />
at team events<br />
It is important to protect players <strong>and</strong> others from secondh<strong>and</strong> smoke at<br />
sports <strong>and</strong> recreation events<br />
Team staff <strong>and</strong> spectators have the right to be in a tobacco-free<br />
environment<br />
It is okay to use chew (spit) tobacco at sports <strong>and</strong> recreation events<br />
because it does not harm others<br />
22 (16.06) 100 (72.99) 15 (10.95)<br />
114 (82.01) 11 (7.91) 14 (10.07)<br />
138 (99.28) 1 (0.72) 0<br />
138 (99.28) 0 1 (0.72)<br />
14 (10.07) 110 (79.14) 15 (10.79)<br />
A tobacco-free policy goes against the rights of tobacco users 13 (9.35) 105 (75.54) 21 (15.11)<br />
*n=137<br />
Table A3-3: <strong>Tobacco</strong> Use Noticed at Hockey Events (All Respondents, n=139)<br />
Noticed use of tobacco products in the<br />
following groups:<br />
All the Time<br />
n (%)<br />
Sometimes<br />
n (%)<br />
Rarely<br />
n (%)<br />
Never<br />
n (%)<br />
Don’t Know<br />
n (%)<br />
Coaches or other team staff (n=139) 1 17 16 99 6<br />
Team administrators (*n=135) 11 15 16 87 10<br />
Team players (*n=135) 3 11 14 105 2<br />
Parents or other spectators (n=139) 52 42 16 17 2<br />
Table A3-4: Locations <strong>Tobacco</strong> Observed being used by Different Groups<br />
<strong>Tobacco</strong> observed* being used by:<br />
Outside near<br />
arena doors<br />
n (%)<br />
Inside arena<br />
n (%)<br />
In parking<br />
lot n (%)<br />
In their car<br />
n (%)<br />
Other/<br />
n (%)<br />
Total<br />
Observations<br />
Coaches or other team staff (n=44) 32 (56) 3 (5) 11 (19) 3 (5) 8 (14) 57<br />
Team administrators (n=50) 38 (59) 3 (4.6) 13 (20) 4 (6) 6 (9) 64<br />
Team players (n=33) 11 (24) 7 (16) 9 (20) 6 (13) 12 (27) 45<br />
Parents or other spectators (n=95) 83 (65) 2 (1.6) 30 (24) 9 (7) 3 (2) 127<br />
*Multiple observations possible so total observations exceed number of survey respondents<br />
Ontario <strong>Tobacco</strong> Research Unit 73
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