Tobacco Use and Attitudes Survey for Tompkins and Cortland County residents
Survey Questions, June 2004

 
Following
are the questions asked in the survey. The statement in capital letters before the question is the descriptive category assigned by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) which developed the questions for the NYSDOH Adult Tobacco Survey (ATS.)

The survey was conducted by telephone June 1 & 2, 2004, using random digit dialing. A total of 400 Tompkins County residents completed the survey.

Tele: __________________
Respondent first name: _________
County: __________________
Your initials: _______
 

Hello, my name is _______ and I'm calling from _________. We aren't selling anything, but we are doing a survey about the issue of smoking. To randomly select a person, could I speak with the household member over 18 who had the most recent birthday? (If that person is not there, ask for only his / her first name and record on call sheet for a callback. Then say "Thanks, I will try that person later" and end the interview.)

(If that person is on the line): Would you be willing to participate in a survey about exposure to tobacco smoke and tobacco-related issues? Participation is, of course, voluntary. You can choose to not answer some questions and you can quit whenever you wish. All information is confidential. It will take 10-15 minutes.

(When that person is on the line): Hello, my name is ___ and I'm calling from . We're not selling anything. Would you be willing to participate in a survey about exposure to tobacco smoke and tobacco-related issues? Participation is, of course, voluntary. You can choose to not answer some questions and you can quit whenever you wish. All information is confidential. It will take 4-5 minutes. (If people ask who is conducting the survey, indicate it is for the Tobacco Control Coalitions of Cortland and Tompkins Counties.)
 

2nd HAND SMOKE HARM 1. Do you think that breathing smoke from someone else's cigarettes is:
1_____ Very harmful to one's health
2_____ Somewhat harmful to one's health
3_____ Not very harmful to one's health
4_____ Not harmful at all to one's health
5_____ Don't know/Not sure
2ND HAND SMOKE EFFECTS 1 2. Are you bothered by secondhand smoke?
1_____ Yes
2_____ No
3_____ Don't know/Not sure
HOME SMOKING POLICY 3. Which statement best describes the rules about smoking in your home?
1_____ Smoking is not allowed anywhere inside the home
2_____ Smoking is allowed in some places or at some times
3_____ Smoking is allowed anywhere inside the home
4_____ There are no rules about smoking inside the home
5_____ Don't know/Not sure
VEHICLE SMOKING POLICY 4. Which statement best describes the rules about smoking in your family car or cars?
1_____ Smoking is never allowed in any car
2_____ Smoking is allowed some times or in some cars
3_____ Smoking is allowed in all cars
4_____ Do not have a family car
5_____ Don't know/Not sure
CIA LAW POSITION 5. The recently enacted New York State Clean Indoor Air Act prohibits smoking in all workplaces, including bars and restaurants. Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose this new law? ..or doesn't it make any difference to you?
1_____ Strongly Favor
1_____ Favor
2_____ Oppose
1_____ Strongly Oppose
3_____ Makes no difference
4_____ Don't know/Not sure
**WORK COMPLIANCE 1 6. While working at your job, are you indoors most of the time?
1_____ Yes
2_____ No
3_____Don't know/Not sure
**WORK COMPLIANCE 2 7. In the past seven days, has anyone smoked in your work area or work vehicle?
1_____ Yes
2_____ No
3_____ Don't know/Not sure
**RESTAURANT COMPLIANCE 1 8. How often did you go to a restaurant in your community in the past month?
________ times
**RESTAURANT COMPLIANCE 2 9. The last time you went to a restaurant in your community in the past 30 days, did you see someone smoking indoors?
1_____ Yes
2_____ No
3_____ Don't know/Not sure
**BAR COMPLIANCE 1 10. How often did you go to a bar in your community in the past month? _________ times
**BAR COMPLIANCE 2 11. The last time you went to a bar in your community in the past 30 days, did you see someone smoking indoors? 1_____ Yes 2_____ No 3_____ Don't know/Not sure
EFFECT OF RESTAURANT BAN 12. Since smoking was prohibited in restaurants in New York State in July 2003, have you visited them more often, less often, or the same as before smoking was prohibited? 1_____ More 2_____ Less 3_____ No change 4_____ Don't know/Not sure
EFFECT OF BAR BAN 13. Since smoking was prohibited in bars in New York State in July 2003, have you visited them more often, less often, or the same as before smoking was prohibited? 1_____ More 2_____ Less 3_____ No change 4_____ Don't know/Not sure
**COMMUNITY COMPLIANCE 14. In the past seven days, have you seen anyone smoking in your community inside public places other than restaurants or bars? 1_____ Yes 2_____ No PLEASE GO ON TO QUESTION 3_____ Don't know/Not sure PLEASE GO ON TO QUESTION
**COMMUNITY COMPLIANCE 15. {If yes} Do you remember where? _________________________________________________ 3_____ Don't know/Not sure
During the past 7 days on average, how many hours a day did you:
[PLEASE ENTER THE TIME TO NEAREST HALF HOUR]
AVG TV HOURS 16. Watch television? ___ ___ 2_____ Don't know/Not sure 3_____ Don't have a television
AVG RADIO HOURS 17. Listen to the radio? ___ ___ 2_____ Don't know/Not sure 3_____ Don't listen to the radio
READ NEWSPAPER 18. In the past 30 days how often have you read a newspaper? 1_____ Every day 2_____ 2-3 times per week 3_____ Once per week 4_____ Less than once per week 5_____ Never or rarely 6_____ Don't know/Not sure/Not applicable
READ PENNYSAVER/ SHOPPER 19. In the past 30 days how often have you read a penny saver or shopper? 1_____ Every issue 2_____ 2-3 times per month 3_____ Once per month 4_____ Less than once per month 5_____ Never or rarely 6_____ Don't know/Not sure/Not applicable
In the past 30 days, have you noticed ANTI-smoking advertising or information..
TV ANTI-SMOKING 20. .on television? 1_____ Every day 2_____ 2-3 times per day 3_____ Once per week 4_____ Less than once per week 5_____ Never 6_____ No opinion/Don't know/Not applicable
RADIO ANTI-SMOKING 21. .on the radio? 1_____ Every day 2_____ 2-3 times per day 3_____ Once per week 4_____ Less than once per week 5_____ Never 6_____ No opinion/Don't know/Not applicable
AD AWARENESS1 22. Have you recently seen an anti-tobacco advertisement that shows _____"community partner specific ad" _________________ ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 1_____ Yes 2_____ No 3_____ Don't know/Not sure
SMOKING PORTRAYAL IN NEWS 23. I'd now like you to think of any news stories about smoking that you may have noticed on TV, radio, or in the newspapers, in the past 30 days. In your opinion, how was smoking portrayed in these news stories? 1_____ Positively 2_____ Negatively 3_____ Neither positively or negatively 4_____ Both negative and positive 5_____ No opinion/Don't know/Not applicable
In the past 30 days, have you noticed cigarettes or tobacco products being advertised or promoted at any of the following.
POSTER/ BILLBOARD TOBACCO AD/PROMO 24. .on posters or billboards? 1_____ Every day 2_____ 2-3 times per day 3_____ Once per week 4_____ Less than once per week 5_____ Never 6_____ No opinion/Don't know/Not applicable
NEWSPAPER/ MAGAZINE TOBACCO AD/PROMO 25. .in newspapers or magazines? 1_____ Every day 2_____ 2-3 times per day 3_____ Once per week 4_____ Less than once per week 5_____ Never 6_____ No opinion/Don't know/Not applicable
TOBACCO SHOP TOBACCO AD/PROMO (retailer POP) 26. . on shop windows or inside shops where tobacco is sold? 1_____ Every day 2_____ 2-3 times per day 3_____ Once per week 4_____ Less than once per week 5_____ Never 6_____ No opinion/Don't know/Not applicable
SPORTING EVENT TOBACCO AD/PROMO 27. .at sports events? 1_____ Every day 2_____ 2-3 times per day 3_____ Once per week 4_____ Less than once per week 5_____ Never 6_____ No opinion/Don't know/Not applicable
CULTURAL EVENT TOBACCO AD/PROMO 28. .at cultural events? 1_____ Every day 2_____ 2-3 times per day 3_____ Once per week 4_____ Less than once per week 5_____ Never 6_____ No opinion/Don't know/Not applicable
TOBACCO SHOP TOBACCO AD/PROMO (retailer POP #2) 29. When you go to a convenience store, supermarket, or gas station, how often do you see ads for cigarettes and other tobacco products or items that have tobacco names or pictures on them? 1_____ All of the time 2_____ Most of the time 3_____ Some of the time 4_____ Hardly ever 5_____ Never 6_____ I never go to a convenience store, supermarket or gas station
TOBACCO PRODUCT ADVERTISING POSITION/BELIEF 30. Do you think advertising of tobacco products should be: always allowed, allowed under some conditions, or not allowed at all? 1_____ Always allowed 2_____ Allowed under some conditions 3_____ Not allowed at all 4_____ No opinion/Don't know
QUITLINE AWARENESS 31. Have you ever heard of the New York State Smokers' Quitline? 1_____ Yes 2_____ No à PLEASE GO ON TO QUESTION 3_____ Don't know/Not sure à PLEASE GO ON TO QUESTION
QUITLINE AWARENESS SOURCE 32. {If yes} Where did you hear about the New York State Smokers' Quitline? (If multiple, ask which first, record only one) 1_____ Television 2_____ Radio 3_____ Posters/billboards 4_____ Movies 5_____ Newspapers/magazines 6_____ Internet 7_____ Other ____________________ 8_____ Don't know/Not sure
QUITLINE USE 1 33. Have you ever called the New York State Smokers' Quitline? 1_____ Yes 2_____ No à PLEASE GO ON TO QUESTION 3_____ Don't know/Not sure à PLEASE GO ON TO QUESTION
QUITLINE USE 2 34. Did you call for yourself, or for a friend or family member? 1_____ Called for self 2_____ Called for someone else 3_____ Other [Please Specify] ___________________________ ______________________________________________
Please tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statements about tobacco use in movies.
"R" MOVIE RATINGS 35. Movies with a lot of smoking in them should be rated "R". 1_____ Strongly agree 2--_____ Agree 3_____ Disagree 4_____ Strongly disagree 5_____ Don't know/Not sure
NO ACTORS SMOKING 36. Movies rated G, PG, and PG-13 should not show actors smoking. 1_____ Strongly agree 2--_____ Agree 3_____ Disagree 4_____ Strongly disagree 5_____ Don't know/Not sure
ACTORS ENCOURAGE SMOKING 37. Actors smoking in the movies does not encourage smoking among teens. 1_____ Strongly agree 2--_____ Agree 3_____ Disagree 4_____ Strongly disagree 5_____ Don't know/Not sure
AWARENESS OF SMOKING IN MOVIES 38. In the past 30 days, how often did you see adults smoking on screen when you watched movies in a movie theater or on video, DVD, cable, or satellite? 1--_____ Almost always 2_____ Often 3_____ Sometimes 4_____ Rarely 5_____ Never 6_____I have not seen a movie at the theater, on video or DVD or cable or satellite in the past 30 days 7_____ Don't know/Not sure
Demographic information
AGE 39. What is your age?
EMPLOYMENT 40. What is your current employment status? 1_____ Employed for wages 2_____ Self-employed 3_____ Out of work for more than 1 year 4_____ Out of work for less than 1 year 5_____ A homemaker 6_____ A student 7_____ Retired 8_____ Unable to work 9_____ Don't know/Not sure
ZIP CODE 41. What is your zip code? _______________________
COUNTY 42. What county do you work in? ______________________________________
CHILDREN IN HOUSEHOLD 43. How many children live in your household who are younger than 5 years old, 5 through 11years old, or 12 through 17 years old? Please write in the number. 1_____ Younger than 5 years old 2_____ 5 through 11 years old 3_____ 12 through 17 years old 4_____ Not Applicable
EDUCATION 44. What is the highest level of school you completed or the highest degree you received? 1_____ Never attended school or only attended kindergarten 2_____ Grades 1 through 8 (Elementary) 3_____ Grades 9 through 12 (Some high school) 4_____ Grade 12 (High school graduate) 5_____ G.E.D 6_____ Some technical or vocational school 7_____ Some college, no degree 8_____ AA; technical or vocational school 9_____ AA; academic 10____ BA, BS (College graduate) 11____ At least some graduate or professional school 12____ Graduate or professional degree
HISPANIC 45. Are you Hispanic or Latino? 1_____ Yes 2_____ No 3_____ Don't know/Not sure
RACE 46. Which of the following best represents your race? 1_____ White 2_____ Black or African American 3_____ Asian 4_____ Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 5_____ American Indian, Alaska Native 6_____ Don't know/Not sure 7_____ Other [Please specify] ___________________________
INCOME 47. What is your annual household income from all sources? 1_____ Less than $10,000 2_____ $10,000 to less than $15,000 3_____ $15,000 to less than $20,000 4_____ $20,000 to less than $25,000 5_____ $25,000 to less than $35,000 6_____ $35,000 to less than $50,000 7_____ $50,000 to less than $75,000 8_____ $75,000 to less than $100,000 9_____ $100,000 or more
**HEALTH INSURANCE 1 48. Are you currently covered by any kind of health insurance, that is, any policy or program that provides or pays for medical care? 1_____ Yes 2_____ No PLEASE GO ON TO QUESTION 3_____ Don't know/Not sure PLEASE GO ON TO QUESTION
**HEALTH INSURANCE 2 49. What type of health care coverage do you use to pay for most of your medical care? 1_____ Private insurance coverage 2_____ Medicare 3_____ Medicaid or Medical Assistance 4_____ Military, CHAMPUS, TriCare, or the VA 5_____ Indian Health Service 6_____ None 7_____ Other [Please specify] ___________________________ 8_____ Don't know/Not sure
HEALTH CARE PROVIDER ASK 50. During the past 12 months, did any doctor, nurse or health professional ask if you smoke? 1_____ Yes 2_____ No 3_____ Did not see a health care professional in the past 12 months 4_____ Don't know/Not sure
 
COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARENESS 1 51. Have you heard of the "Community Partner Name" and its services? 1___yes 2___no
COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARENESS 2 52. From what source did you hear about them? (read choices, check all that apply) 1___television 2___radio 3___newspaper 4___word of mouth 5 __ billboards 6___other _________________________________________
REALITY CHECK AWARENESS 53. Have you ever heard of "Reality Check", a youth-oriented program designed to get youth actively involved in promoting anti-tobacco issues? 1_____ Yes 2_____ No
SMOKELESS TOBACCO USE 54. Do you now use any of the following tobacco products? (read choices, circle all that apply) Smokeless tobacco in the form of chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip such as Redman, Levi Garrett, Beechnut, Skoal, Bandits, or Copenhagen? Yes or No Cigars, cigrarillos or little cigars? Yes or No Pipe tobacco? Yes or No
BIDI USE, KRETEK/ CLOVE USE 55. How about...? (read choices, circle all that apply) Bidis, which are flavored cigarettes from India? Yes or No {If yes} Do you smoke them every day or some days? ______Every day ______Some days Kreteks or clove cigarettes? Yes or No {If yes} Do you smoke them every day or some days? ______Every day ______Some days
**ADULT TOBACCO USE 1 56. Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life? 1_____Yes 2_____ No 3_____ Don't know/Not sure
**ADULT TOBACCO USE 2 57. Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all? 1_____ Everyday PLEASE GO ON TO QUESTION 2_____Some days PLEASE GO ON TO QUESTION 3_____ Not at all Thank you for taking the time to help us study this important issue. If you want more information on the survey contact the Community Partner Name at (xxx) xxx-xxxx.
Ask the Following to Smokers Only: (Those who answer YES to Q56 AND EVERYDAY OR SOME DAYS to Q57 above}
AMOUNT SMOKED 58. On the days that you smoke, what is the average number of cigarettes that you smoke? ___ ___ number of cigarettes (1 pack = 20 cigarettes)
ADDICTION 1 59. On the days that you smoke, how soon after you wake up do you have your first cigarette? Would you say. 1_____ Within 5 minutes 2_____ 6-30 minutes 3_____ 31-60 minutes 4_____ After 60 minutes 5_____ Don't know/Not sure
ADDICTION 2 60. Would you say you are addicted to cigarettes? 1_____ Not at all true 2_____ Somewhat true 3_____ Very true 4_____ Don't know/Not sure
INDIAN RESERVATION PURCHASE 61. In the past 12 months, have you or a friend or relative purchased cigarettes for your own use at an Indian reservation or through an Indian enterprise? 1_____ Yes 2_____ No PLEASE GO ON TO QUESTION {If yes} How often did you purchase cigarettes here? 1_____ All the time 2_____ Sometimes 3_____ Rarely 4_____ Never
INTERNET PURCHASE 62. In the past 12 months, have you or a friend or relative purchased cigarettes for your own use from a web site or on the internet? 1_____ Yes 2_____ No {If yes} How often did you purchase cigarettes here? 1_____ All the time 2_____ Sometimes 3_____ Rarely 4_____ Never
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ADVISE 63. In the past 12 months, has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional advised you to quit smoking? 1_____ Yes 2_____ No PLEASE GO ON TO QUESTION 3_____ Did not see a health care professional in the past 12 months PLEASE GO ON TO QUESTION 4_____ Don't know/Not sure PLEASE GO ON TO QUESTION
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ASSIST 64. When a doctor, nurse, or other health professional advised you to quit smoking, did he/she do any of the following? [Check all that apply] 1_____ Prescribe or recommend a nicotine patch, nicotine, gum, nasal spray, an inhaler, or pills such as Zyban? 2_____ Suggest that you set a specific date to stop smoking? 3_____ Suggest that you use a smoking cessation class, program, or counseling? 4_____ Suggest you call a telephone quit line? 5_____ Provide you with booklets, videos, or other materials to help you quit smoking on your own? 6_____ Schedule a follow-up visit to discuss your progress?
AWARENESS OF CESSATION SERVICES 1 65. Are you aware of cessation services in the county? 1 __ Yes Thank you for taking the time to help us study this important issue. If you want more information on the survey contact the Tompkins County Health Department at 274-6712 or the Cortland County Health Department at 757-5501. 2 __ No 3 __ Not sure/Don't know
AVAILABILITY OF CESSATION SERVICES 2 66. Would you be interested in learning about available cessation services? 1 __ Yes Provide community partner contact information or NYS Quit Line 1-866-NY-QUITS 2 __ No


Thank you for taking the time to help us study this important issue. If you want more information on the survey contact the Tompkins County Health Department [Tobacco Control Programs for Cortland and Tompkins Counties] at (607) 274-6712.