Campus Tobacco Use & Prevalence

Campus TobaccoUse &

Prevalence

Team Tobacco

Why this study?We wanted to asses the prevalence and perception of tobacco use among Rowan students

What were we trying to discover?Tobacco use among students

Perception of tobacco users

Personal experiences with tobacco use

Who did we survey?

Rowan students

Ages varying from 18 and older

Age

28%

71%

1%

under 2020-30over 30

Gender

Male53%

Female47%

Ethnicity Other4%

White66%

African Ameri-

can14%

Asian8%

Latino8%

Perception of Tobacco

Smoking vs SmokelessWhich is more harmful?

Smoking27%

Chew10%

Equally Harmful63%

Users & Non-Users

user nonuser

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6

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male female

Chew/SnusOnly 5 male respondents reported using smokeless tobacco

Reasons for preference:Less harmful on lungs (athletes)Convenience (Indoor use)

Smokers 11 of the people surveyed were users

3 attempted to quit

5 previous smokers/quitters

Reported Side Effects

Shortness of breath - 13

Increased HR - 4

Yellowing of Teeth - 6

Bad Breath – 5

Yellow fingernails – 1

Reduced Appetite – 5

Chronic Cough - 5

Perception of Smokers

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Would You Date a Smoker?

Yes No10

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Male Female

Conclusions/Comparisons

16% of surveyed used tobacco

The CDC reported that in 2010 19.3% of adults in the U.S use tobacco

5% of surveyed used smokeless tobacco

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that 5.4% of college students ages 18-25 use smokeless tobacco

Conclusions/Comparisons

Campus averages were very close to national averages

Smoking is viewed negatively across the board

Side effects were very commonly reported from most users