Dorothy Warmack

Publication Date

8-1982

Advisor(s) - Committee Chair

Wayne Higgins, Fred West, Richard Wilson

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Original department Health & Safety

Degree Program

Department of Public Health

Degree Type

Master of Science

Abstract

The research problem in this study is to investigate the ability of the variables, education level, locus of control, alcohol consumption, exercise habits, attitude about the impact of smoking on health, concern about stress and blood pressure, to predict smoking behavior in a population of adults in four counties in Kentucky.

The research hypothesis for this study is that there is a significant difference in the variables, education level, locus of control, alcohol consumption, exercise habits, attitude about the impact of smoking on health, and concern about stress and blood pressure, between smokers and nonsmokers. The following null hypotheses were tested:

Ho1 There is no significant difference in the mean level of education between smokers and nonsmokers.

Ho2 There is no significant difference in alcohol consumption between smokers and nonsmokers.

Ho3 There is no significant difference in exercise habits between smokers and nonsmokers.

Ho4 There is no significant difference in responses to the question, “Have you ever had your blood pressure checked?", between smokers and nonsmokers.

Ho5 There is no significant difference in response to the question, "During the past month, how often did you fee) you were under strain, stress or pressure (both at work and at home)?" between smokers and nonsmokers.

Ho6 There is no significant difference in locus of control between smokers and nonsmokers.

Ho7 There is no significant difference in the response to the attitude statement "The whole problem of cigarette smoking and health is a minor one." between smokers and nonsmokers.

Ho8 There is no significant difference in the response to the attitude statement "Smoking cigarettes is harmful to health." between smokers and nonsmokers.

Ho9 There is no significant difference in the response to the attitude statement "Information about smoking and health should be a part of school curricula." between smokers and nonsmokers.

Ho10 There is no significant difference in the response to the attitude statement "The general public knows all it needs to know about the effects of smoking on health." between smokers and nonsmokers.

Ho11 There is no significant difference in the response to the attitude statement "Cigarette advertising should be stopped completely." between smokers and nonsmokers.

Ho12 There is no significant difference in the response to the attitude statement "The smoking of cigarettes should be allowed in fewer places than it is now." between smokers and nonsmokers.

HOl3 There is no significant difference in the response to the attitude statement "It is annoying to be near a person who is smoking cigarettes." between smokers and nonsmokers.

Ho14 There is no significant difference in the response to the attitude statement "It's ok for children to experiment with smoking cigarettes." between smokers and nonsmokers.

Ho15 There is no significant difference in the response to the attitude statement "It is the teacher's responsibility to try to convince students not to smoke." between smokers and nonsmokers.

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Public Health | Public Health Education and Promotion

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