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Shifting Social Climate of Tobacco
Control in Mississippi,
2000 to 2004
Robert McMillen SSRC
Social Science Research CenterMississippi State University
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PurposeTo monitor changes in the social climate of
tobacco control over the five years that Mississippi has implemented statewide tobacco control programs
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Tobacco Control Objectives• Long-term: Reduce consumption and
prevalence of cigarette smoking
• Numerous initial and intermediate objectives: Social Climate Indicators
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The Social Climate for
Tobacco Control
Work
Education
Familyand
FriendshipGroups
An Institutional Approach
Health &
Medical Care
Mass Culture &
Communication
Recreation, Sports & Leisure
Government &
Political Order
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Social Climate Survey - Tobacco Control
• Previously validated questions drawn from state and national tobacco control surveys– Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System– Tobacco Use Supplement – Current
Population Survey– California Adult Tobacco Survey
• As well as other questions developed to measure attitudes, practices, and knowledge
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Purpose• Provide timely, comprehensive data about
tobacco control attitudes and practices
• Objectively measure, and ultimately monitor, progress towards intermediate objectives
• Annual cross-sectional assessments of the social climate: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, & 2004
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Sample Characteristics• Simple Random Sample of Adults
• Computer assisted telephone interviewers
• 2000: N = 803; Cooperation Rate = 85%
• 2004: N = 905; Cooperation Rate = 96%
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Changes from 2000-2004
• 57% of social climate indicators improved from 2000 to 2004
• Support is increasing for restrictions on smoking in public places
• Smoking restrictions are becoming more prevalent in some public settings
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Improvements in the Social Climate
• 45 indicators were included on both the 2000 and 2004 Mississippi SCS-TC
• Overall, 58% of indicators demonstrated statistically significant improvement over the past 5 years
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Improvements• 12 of 16 (75%) of practices improved
• 11 of 24 (46%) of attitudes and social norms improved
• 3 of 5 (60%) of knowledge indicators improved
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Family & Friendship Groups
• 57% of indicators improved over past 5 years
• Smoking is not allowed at home, 69% to 75%
• Smoking is not allowed at home when children are present, 78% to 91%
• Parents should not allow under 18 youth to smoke, 88% to 94%
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Education• Only 1 indicator was included in both 2000
and 2004 survey
• No change in the belief that students should be punished for smoking at school, 95-97%
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Government and Politics
• 20% of indicators improved over past 5 years
• Percent of adults who believe that stores should be penalized for the sale of tobacco to minors, 96% to 98%
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Work• 80% of indicators improved over the past 5 years
• Adults who believe that smoking should not be allowed in any area at work, 62% to 74%
• Smoking is not allowed at work, 53% to 74%
• Employer offers a cessation program, 15% to 20%
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Health & Medical Care• 60% of indicators improved over past 5 years
• Hospitals should be smokefree, 76% to 90%
• Cigarettes are very dangerous, 83% to 88%
• Cigars are very dangerous, 75% to 80%
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Recreation• 77% of indicators improved over the past 5 years
• More adults believe that malls, convenience stores, restaurants, bars, and indoor sporting events should be smoke-free
• With the exception of bars, more adults report that these places are now smoke-free in their community
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Mass Communication• 20% of indicators have improved over the
past 5 years
• Tobacco ads are not acceptable at sporting or cultural events, 60% to 65%
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Long-Term Objectives
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Percent Current Smokers
1999 2003
Public High School Students 32.5 23.4
Public Middle School Students
23.0 11.0
Private High School Students 36.6 26.3
Private Middle School Students
14.22000
6.2
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Mississippi per capita consumption
107.0103.9
97.293.9
91.5 91.2
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
per capita consumption
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Adult Smoking Prevalence
• BRFSS estimates were 23.0% in 1999 and 25.6% in 2003
• But other state adults surveys suggest that prevalence may be lower
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Social Science Research Center,
Mississippi State Universitywww.ssrc.msstate.edu/socialclimate