TOBACCO USE QUESTIONS, ADULT
ATTITUDE (9 questions)
Do you believe your tobacco use has negatively affected your health in any way?
1 Yes
2 No
7 Don’t know / Not sure
9 Refused
(Source: 1987 NHIS; with modifications by SSS)
SOURCE: Wisconsin Tobacco Survey, CTRI, 2001
Generally speaking, in your community, to what extent is youth smoking a serious problem? By youth I mean people under 18 years old. Would you say the problem is:
1 Extremely serious
2 Somewhat serious
3 Not very serious
4 Not at all serious
77 Don't Know
99 Refused
SOURCE: Adult BRFSS
In your community what percent of high school students do you think smokes cigarettes?
__________%
77 Don't Know
99 Refused
SOURCE: Adult BRFSS
In the last few years, it has become socially unacceptable to smoke.
SOURCE: Adult BRFSS
People who smoke are personally responsible for their addiction.
77 Don’t Know
99 Refused
SOURCE: Adult BRFSS
Tobacco is a dangerous product.
77 Don’t Know
99 Refused
SOURCE: Adult BRFSS
All things considered, would you like to give up smoking?
1 Yes
2 No
77 Don't Know
99 Refused
SOURCE: Adult BRFSS
How sure are you that you could refrain from smoking for at least one month? Would you say...
1 Very sure
2 Somewhat sure
3 Somewhat unsure
4 Very unsure
77 Don’t know
99 Refused
Source: California 1996
What best describes your intentions regarding quitting? Would you say...
1 Never expect to quit
2 May quit in the future
3 In the next 6 months
4 Will quit in the next 6 months
5 Will quit in the next month
77 Don’t know
99 Refused
Source: California 1996