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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
10
43
6
41
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
Strongly Agree
Agree Neutral Dis-agree
Strongly Dis-agree
Men 2 14 18 6 2
Women
8 9 14 9 4
2.512.522.532.5
Chart Title
Axis Title
Would You Date a Smoker?
Yes No
10
2616
28
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