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4 universit y survey of tobacco control u n i v e r s i t y o f s o u t h e r n m i s s i s s i p p i a c k n o w l e d g m e n t This survey was made possible through support provided by the Mississippi State Department of Health. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Mississippi State Department of Health. The survey instrument design was based on an extensive review of extant instruments such as the Social Climate Survey of Tobacco Control, the Current Population Survey Tobacco Use Supplement, the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey, the Youth Tobacco Survey, the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Survey, and was supplemented by additional relevant items. m e t h o d s Researchers at the Social Science Research Center at Mississippi State University (MSU) administered a web-based survey to undergraduate students at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM). This web-based approach has extraordinary potential as the university provides internet access to students in multiple settings and issues each student an account. Moreover, students rely on and the internet to communicate with peers, professors, and university administrators. or older and undergraduate students at USM during the Spring 2018 term. Respondents were screened before beginning the survey, and students who were not yet 18 years of age during the Spring 2018 term were not allowed to continue the survey. Each student in the sample received an asking for their participation in the survey. Students who chose to participate clicked on an embedded URL address that linked the student to the survey web site. Respondents who did not complete the survey in one session were able to restart the survey at the last question answered. Up to two reminder s were sent requesting the student s continued participation. Two reminder s were also sent to each student who did not respond to the initial request for participation. No more than three s were sent to any student in the sample. Several precautions were taken to protect the privacy of respondents. Personal identifiers ( addresses) were kept separate from the information collected from each respondent. This was accomplished by anonymizing responses so that no personal information was recorded and the contact association was removed. Information Technology Services at USM provided 10,596 undergraduate student addresses. Of these 10,596 students, 5,298 were sampled and 252 participated in the survey. All respondents were 18 years of age University Report universit y of southern mississippi

5 & p o p u l a t i o n s a m p l e Freshman 12.9% 20.8% Sophomore 16.5% 17.9% Junior 25.0% 27.5% Senior and Beyond 37.6% 41.8% Population Sample Female 62.8% 65.4% Male 33.8% 37.2% Black 13.8% 28.6% White 60.9% 76.4% Other 10.5% 9.8% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 2018 University Report universit y of southern mississippi 2

6 & i n d i v i d u a l p r a c t i c e s e x p o s u r e t o t o b a c c o s m o k e No Smoking in Home No Live-in Smoker No Room Exposure in the Past Seven Days No Vehicle Exposure in the Past Seven Days 87.7% 75.5% 64.0% 74.5% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% University of Southern Mississippi white students (71.7%) were 0.4 times as likely as black students (89.6%) to report they do not live with someone who smokes cigarettes, p =.02. University of Southern Mississippi white students (59.1%) were 0.4 times as likely as black students (78.7%) to report they were not in the same room with someone smoking cigarettes in the past seven days, p =.02. s m o k e - f r e e p o l i c i e s i n t h e c o m m u n i t y Have Witnessed a Violation of Local Smoke-free Ordinances in the Past Seven Days Have Not Been Exposed in an Indoor Public Place in the Past Seven Days 14.3% 71.1% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% University Report universit y of southern mississippi

7 & h e a l t h b e l i e f s c o u n s e l i n g + m a s s m e d i a Informed by Doctor about Smoking Dangers 17.2% Saw or Heard at Least One Commercial about the Dangers of Smoking in the Past 30 Days 67.1% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% c i g a r e t t e s m o k i n g Ever Smoker *have you ever tried cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs? Current Smoker *smoked on at least one of the past 30 days Frequent Smoker *smoked on at least 20 of the past 30 days 9.5% 18.4% 52.0% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% The percentage of University of Southern Mississippi students who reported ever trying cigarettes was significantly higher for males (63.1%) than for females (45.3%), p <.001. Freshmen (36.0%) were 0.4 times as likely as seniors (60.0%) to report ever trying cigarettes, p <.01. Black students (18.8%) were 0.1 times as likely as other race students (63.3%) to report ever trying cigarettes, p <.001. The percentage of University of Southern Mississippi students who reported smoking cigarettes in the past thirty days was significantly higher for white students (23.3%) and other race students (16.7%) than for black students (0.0%), p =.001. The percentage of University of Southern Mississippi students who reported frequently smoking cigarettes was significantly higher for white students (11.3%) and other race students (13.3%) than for black students (0.0%), p = University Report universit y of southern mississippi 4

8 t o b a c c o p r o d u c t u s e Tried Hookah/Water Pipe Tried Electronic Cigarette 32.8% 39.8% Tried JUUL Current Hookah/Waterpipe Current Electronic Cigarette Current JUUL Current Smokeless Tobacco 10.4% 5.4% 14.1% 10.0% 7.9% Current Cigar 7.9% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% University of Southern Mississippi black students (14.6%) were 0.1 times as likely as other race students (60.0%) to report having ever used an electronic cigarette, p <.001. University of Southern Mississippi seniors (3.6%) were 0.2 times as likely as freshmen (18.4%) to report having tried a JUUL, p <.01. University of Southern Mississippi seniors (6.0%) were 0.2 times as likely as sophomores (25.0%) to report having used an electronic cigarette in the past thirty days, p <.01. Black students (4.2%) were 0.2 times as likely as white students (18.2%) to report having used an electronic cigarette in the past thirty days, p =.03. University of Southern Mississippi seniors (3.6%) were 0.2 times as likely as sophomores (16.7%) to report having used a JUUL in the past thirty days, p =.02. The percentage University of Southern Mississippi students who reported having used smokeless tobacco in the past thirty days was significantly higher for males (19.8%) than for females (0.6%), p <.001. The percentage of University of Southern Mississippi students who reported having smoked a cigar in the past thirty days was significantly higher for males (14.8%) than for females (3.8%), p < University Report universit y of southern mississippi

9 s m o k i n g c e s s a t i o n Current Smokers Who Have Ever Participated in a Quit Program Current Smokers Who Stopped for One Day or More in an Attempt to Quit 13.3% 52.3% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 2018 University Report universit y of southern mississippi 6

10 contac t infor m ation Robert McMillen, Ph.D. Social Science Research Center Mississippi State University robert.mcmillen@ssrc.msstate.edu w w w.ssrc.msstate.edu w w w.msstate.edu One Research Blvd., Suite 103 P: Starkville, MS F: For more information visit mstobaccodata.org mississippi s tat e u n i v e rs i t y d o es n ot d i s c r imi n at e o n t h e bas i s o f r ac e, co lo r, r e l i g i o n, n at i o n a l o r i g i n, s e x, ag e, d i s a b i l i t y, o r v e t e r a n s tat us. t h i s r e p o rt i s fu n d e d by a g r a n t o f t h e mississippi s tat e d e pa rtme n t o f h e a lt h University Report universit y of southern mississippi

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