NHS Health Scotland
 
Outcome Indicators
Long term outcomes
18. Increased awareness & understanding of risks/harm associated with SHS

Indicator

Population

Level

Source

Item

Awareness of media messages on dangers of SHS

 

 

 

 

Attitudes towards exposing others to SHS

Smokers

Scotland

ONS

 

 

 

SHeS

GreenExposure to SHS; exposure to smoke in pub/home/work;
Attitudes to smoking in home; non-smokers’ attitudes towards people smoking near them; smokers’ behaviour in presence of non-smokers; (smoking restrictions at work)
If you are in a room with adults who don't smoke, do you...READ OUT...[list]
And if you are in a room with children, do you... READ OUT...[list]
SHeS: Are you regularly exposed to other people’s tobacco smoke in any of these places? [list]

Non-smokers

Scotland

ONS;

SHeS

GreenONS: Do you mind if people smoke near you?
ONS: non-smokers’ attitudes towards people smoking near them;
SHeS: Are you regularly exposed to other people’s tobacco smoke in any of these places? [list]
Does this bother you at all?
Smokers’ behaviour in presence of non-smokers
And if you are in a room with children, do you... READ OUT...[list]

% prepared to ask smokers not to smoke

Adults

Scotland

ONS

GreenIf a smoker were to light up in the following places (e.g. your home/car), would you be prepared to or have you ask them to move outside or not smoke? 

% who think SHS is harmful to health

 

 

 

Adults

Scotland; Great Britain

ONS

GreenAwareness of effect of second-hand smoking; attitudes to smoking in home; non-smokers’ attitudes towards people smoking near them; smokers’ behaviour in presence of non-smokers; (smoking restrictions at work)

Adults

Scotland

HEPS 06/07

RedDo you think breathing in other people’s cigarette smoke is harmful?
Would you say breathing in other people’s cigarette smoke causes (list of diseases)?

S1 + S2

Scotland

CHETS 06/07

RedDo you think breathing in other people’s cigarette smoke is harmful?

% who think SHS is harmful to pregnant
women & children

Adults

Scotland; Great Britain

ONS

GreenAwareness of effect of second-hand smoking. Respondents were asked about the impact of second hand smoking on children and non-smoking adults, and of various health risks (including cot deaths).