2008 Smoking Survey
1. Are you a smoker or a non-smoker?
| Smoker | Non-Smoker | No Response | Total | |
| Students | 722 (18.3%) | 3221 (81.6%) | 2 (0.1%) | 3945 |
| Non-Students | 43 (7.1%) | 560 (92.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 603 |
| Overall | 765 (16.8%) | 3781 (83.1%) | 2 (0.0%) | 4548 |
(Respondent Population = 4,548)
Students are self-identified by their response to question #6.
2. To what level would you support NMU going completely smoke-free (all interior and exterior parts of the campus, including parking lots and private vehicles).
| Not Supportive | Neutral | Supportive | No Opinion | Total | |
| Non-smokers | 1,055 (27.9%) | 683 (18.1%) | 2,033 (53.8%) | 10 (0.3%) | 3,781 |
| Smokers | 680 (88.9%) | 54 (7.1%) | 31 (4.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 765 |
| Overall | 1,735 (38.2%) | 737 (16.2%) | 2,064 (45.4%) | 10 (0.2%) | 4,546 |
(Respondent Population = 4,548*)
*Does not include responses of 2 non-respondents to question #1 on smoking status
3. Where does your level of support fall for NMU going completely smoke-free if private vehicles with closed windows are not part of the policy?
| Not Supportive | Neutral | Supportive | No Opinion | Total | |
| Non-smokers | 936 (24.8%) | 903 (23.9%) | 1,939 (51.3%) | 3 (0.1%) | 3,781 |
| Smokers | 607 (79.3%) | 85 (11.1%) | 70 (9.2%) | 3 (0.4%) | 765 |
| Overall | 1,543 (33.9%) | 988 (21.7%) | 2,009 (44.2%) | 6 (0.1%) | 4,546 |
(Respondent Population = 4,548*)
*Does not include responses of 2 non-respondents to question #1 on smoking status
4. Rate your support of NMU going smoke-free in a graduated fashion with the campus entirely smoke-free by 2010.
| Not Supportive | Neutral | Supportive | No Opinion | Total | |
| Non-smokers | 981 (25.9%) | 679 (18.0%) | 2,117 (56.0%) | 4 (0.1%) | 3,781 |
| Smokers | 543 (71.0%) | 136 (17.8%) | 83 (10.8%) | 3 (0.4%) | 765 |
| Overall | 1,524 (33.5%) | 815 (17.9%) | 2,200 (48.4%) | 7 (0.2%) | 4,546 |
(Respondent Population = 4,548*)
*Does not include responses of 2 non-respondents to question #1 on smoking status
5. Smoking shelters, similar to the Wildcat shuttle bus shelters, have been proposed as an idea to keep smokers away from building doorways. Rate your level of support for smoking shelters on campus, taking into consideration their cost and placement on campus.
| Not Supportive | Neutral | Supportive | No Opinion | Total | |
| Non-smokers | 1,461 (38.6%) | 850 (22.5%) | 1,466 (38.8%) | 4 (0.1%) | 3,781 |
| Smokers | 199 (26.0% | 172 (22.5%) | 392 (51.2%) | 2 (0.3%) | 765 |
| Overall | 1,660 (36.5%) | 1,022 (22.5%) | 1,858 (40.9%) | 6 (0.1%) | 4,546 |
(Respondent Population = 4,548*)
*Does not include responses of 2 non-respondents to question #1 on smoking status
6. Students only: Were you a smoker before you came to NMU?
| Yes | No | No Response | Total | |
| Current Non-Smoker | 335 (10.4%) | 2,886 (89.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3,221 |
| Current Smoker | 623 (86.3%) | 99 (13.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 722 |
| All Students | 958 (24.3%) | 2,985 (75.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3,943 |
(Student Respondents* = 3,945)
*Students are self-identified by their response to Question #6
Excludes 2 students who did not specify smoking status
7. Students only: If NMU had been a smoke-free campus when you were making your university choice, would that have negatively or positively influenced your choice?
| Would have seen it as a negative |
Would not have played a role |
Would have seen it as a positive |
No Response | Total | |
| Current Non-Smoker | 301 (9.3%) | 1,408 (43.7%) | 1,481 (46.0%) | 31 (1.0%) | 3,221 |
| Current Smoker | 449 (62.2%) | 247 (34.2%) | 25 (3.5%) | 1 (0.1%) | 722 |
| All Students | 750 (19.0%) | 1,655 (42.0%) | 1,506 (38.2%) | 32 (0.8%) | 3,943 |
(Student Respondents* = 3,945)
*Students are self-identified by their response to Question #6
Excludes 2 students who did not specify smoking status
8. General Comments: