Campus Tobacco Use & 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

Gender

Ethnicity

Perception of Tobacco Smoking vs Smokeless Which is more harmful?

Users & Non-Users

Chew/Snus Only 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

Would You Date a Smoker?

Conclusions/Compariso ns 16% of surveyed used tobacco The CDC reported that in % 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 use smokeless tobacco

Conclusions/Compariso ns Campus averages were very close to national averages Smoking is viewed negatively across the board Side effects were very commonly reported from most users