This statistic displays the attitudes of individuals to smoking in mental health inpatient settings in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Of respondents, 67 percent said electronic cigarettes should be available as an alternative to smoking.
Share of attitudes to smoking in mental health settings in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016
Characteristic
Disagree
Agree
Staff smoking in front of patients makes it feel like it's the normal thing in hospital
20%
56%
Staff having to take people out for smoking breaks means that they have less time for other activities
17%
53%
Electronic cigarettes should be available in mental health services as an alternative to smoking
13%
67%
Hospitalisation is a good opportunity to address quitting smoking
43%
35%
Staff should offer anti-smoking advice routinely
17%
56%
Staff in mental health services should not smoke in the presence of patients
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Action on Smoking and Health. (March 31, 2016). Share of attitudes to smoking in mental health settings in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/549059/attitudes-to-smoking-in-mental-health-inpatient-setting-united-kingdom-uk/
Action on Smoking and Health. "Share of attitudes to smoking in mental health settings in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016." Chart. March 31, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549059/attitudes-to-smoking-in-mental-health-inpatient-setting-united-kingdom-uk/
Action on Smoking and Health. (2016). Share of attitudes to smoking in mental health settings in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549059/attitudes-to-smoking-in-mental-health-inpatient-setting-united-kingdom-uk/
Action on Smoking and Health. "Share of Attitudes to Smoking in Mental Health Settings in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549059/attitudes-to-smoking-in-mental-health-inpatient-setting-united-kingdom-uk/
Action on Smoking and Health, Share of attitudes to smoking in mental health settings in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549059/attitudes-to-smoking-in-mental-health-inpatient-setting-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Share of attitudes to smoking in mental health settings in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph], Action on Smoking and Health, March 31, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/549059/attitudes-to-smoking-in-mental-health-inpatient-setting-united-kingdom-uk/
