Results:  2009 Smoking Survey



Here is the smoking survey that I asked you to fill out on the first day of class.  37 people filled it out.








 

General Sociology Smoking Survey

This survey is anonymous.  Please take it only once.

What is your sex? 
What is your class? 
How old are you? 
Do you smoke tobacco? 


Only smokers please answer the following questions:
If yes, what do you smoke? 
(Leave these questions blank if you don't smoke)

How many days a week do you smoke? 


How many packs of cigarettes a week do you smoke? 


About what percent of your smoking do you do in social situations  -- being with friends, parties, etc.? 


About what percent of your smoking do you do alone?  %

Everyone please answer the following questions:

When you see a person smoking, does the smoking ... 
 

Have you ever not gone out with a person because that person smoked? 
 

Would you exclude a person from consideration as a "serious" friend if that person smoked? 

Thanks for your help .... Press the "Send" Button to submit you answers






The next step is to "code" your responses and enter it into statistical software.  Here is what this smoking data looks like once it has been coded and entered into SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences).  Each row is one respondent's answers to the survey questions.




Using this software you then generate the charts that you need to analyze and test your hypothesis.  Here are the charts that you would use to analyze the hypothesis that males and smokers are more likely to see a person who smokes in a positive light than females and nonsmokers:








Descriptive Statistics

N Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation
Age 37 17 21 18.68 .818
How Many Days of the Week Do You Smoke? 3 4 7 6.00 1.732
How many packs of cigarettes a week do you smoke? 2 2 4 3.00 1.414
What % of your smoking is social? 3 20 100 56.67 40.415
What % of your smoking is done alone? 3 0 80 43.33 40.415
Valid N (listwise) 2




Sex


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Male 11 29.7 29.7 29.7
Female 26 70.3 70.3 100.0
Total 37 100.0 100.0

Class or Year


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Senior 1 2.7 2.7 2.7
Junior 1 2.7 2.7 5.4
Sophomore 23 62.2 62.2 67.6
Freshman 12 32.4 32.4 100.0
Total 37 100.0 100.0

Age


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 17 2 5.4 5.4 5.4
18 12 32.4 32.4 37.8
19 21 56.8 56.8 94.6
21 2 5.4 5.4 100.0
Total 37 100.0 100.0

Do You Smoke


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Yes 3 8.1 8.1 8.1
No 34 91.9 91.9 100.0
Total 37 100.0 100.0

Favorite Smoke


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Cigarette 3 8.1 100.0 100.0
Missing no answer 34 91.9

Total 37 100.0


Seeing someone smoking ...


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Smoking increases a person's attraction 1 2.7 2.8 2.8
Smoking decreases a person's attraction 31 83.8 86.1 88.9
Smoking has no impact on a person's attraction 4 10.8 11.1 100.0
Total 36 97.3 100.0
Missing no answer 1 2.7

Total 37 100.0


Ever not gone with a person because they smoked?


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Yes 16 43.2 45.7 45.7
No 19 51.4 54.3 100.0
Total 35 94.6 100.0
Missing no answer 2 5.4

Total 37 100.0


Would you not have a serious relationship with a smoker?


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Yes 8 21.6 22.2 22.2
No 28 75.7 77.8 100.0
Total 36 97.3 100.0
Missing no answer 1 2.7

Total 37 100.0




The following tables are "Crosstabulation Tables."  They look at how respondents answered two questions simultaneously.  The hypotheses for this project makes statements about how two variables are related to each other:

1.)  Problem: is a person's sex is related to a person's perceptions of smokers?  Hypothesis:  Males have a more accepting attitude toward smokers than females.

2.) Problem: is a person's smoking status is related to a person's perceptions of smokers?  Smokers have a more accepting attitude toward smokers than non-smokers.

Crosstabulation tables therefore are the best way to "test" these hypotheses.



Study these tables to see if there is evidence supporting Hypothesis #1:
Sex * Do You Smoke Crosstabulation



Do You Smoke Total
Yes No
Sex Male Count 3 8 11
% within Sex 27.3% 72.7% 100.0%
Female Count 0 26 26
% within Sex .0% 100.0% 100.0%
Total Count 3 34 37
% within Sex 8.1% 91.9% 100.0%





Sex * Seeing someone smoking ... Crosstabulation



Seeing someone smoking ... Total
Smoking increases a person's attraction Smoking decreases a person's attraction Smoking has no impact on a person's attraction
Sex Male Count 1 7 2 10
% within Sex 10.0% 70.0% 20.0% 100.0%
Female Count 0 24 2 26
% within Sex .0% 92.3% 7.7% 100.0%
Total Count 1 31 4 36
% within Sex 2.8% 86.1% 11.1% 100.0%


Sex * Ever not gone with a person because they smoked? Crosstabulation



Ever not gone with a person because they smoked? Total
Yes No
Sex Male Count 3 6 9
% within Sex 33.3% 66.7% 100.0%
Female Count 13 13 26
% within Sex 50.0% 50.0% 100.0%
Total Count 16 19 35
% within Sex 45.7% 54.3% 100.0%


Sex * Would you not have a serious relationship with a smoker? Crosstabulation



Would you not have a serious relationship with a smoker? Total
Yes No
Sex Male Count 2 8 10
% within Sex 20.0% 80.0% 100.0%
Female Count 6 20 26
% within Sex 23.1% 76.9% 100.0%
Total Count 8 28 36
% within Sex 22.2% 77.8% 100.0%




Study these tables to see if there is evidence supporting Hypothesis #2:
Do You Smoke * Seeing someone smoking ... Crosstabulation



Seeing someone smoking ... Total
Smoking increases a person's attraction Smoking decreases a person's attraction Smoking has no impact on a person's attraction
Do You Smoke Yes Count 1 1 1 3
% within Do You Smoke 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% 100.0%
No Count 0 30 3 33
% within Do You Smoke .0% 90.9% 9.1% 100.0%
Total Count 1 31 4 36
% within Do You Smoke 2.8% 86.1% 11.1% 100.0%


Do You Smoke * Ever not gone with a person because they smoked? Crosstabulation



Ever not gone with a person because they smoked? Total
Yes No
Do You Smoke Yes Count 1 2 3
% within Do You Smoke 33.3% 66.7% 100.0%
No Count 15 17 32
% within Do You Smoke 46.9% 53.1% 100.0%
Total Count 16 19 35
% within Do You Smoke 45.7% 54.3% 100.0%


Do You Smoke * Would you not have a serious relationship with a smoker? Crosstabulation



Would you not have a serious relationship with a smoker? Total
Yes No
Do You Smoke Yes Count 0 3 3
% within Do You Smoke .0% 100.0% 100.0%
No Count 8 25 33
% within Do You Smoke 24.2% 75.8% 100.0%
Total Count 8 28 36
% within Do You Smoke 22.2% 77.8% 100.0%





Well, do the data support the hypotheses?


In your final step of the research process you offer an explicit answer to this question.