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Foothill College Smoking Policy Survey Results: Trends and Enforcement Challenges (Fall 2011)

This report presents the findings from the Foothill College Smoking Policy Survey conducted in Fall 2011, revealing insights into student and employee attitudes towards smoking policies. Approximately 90% of respondents were students, with a majority expressing support for a smoke-free campus and stricter enforcement measures. Notably, 50% of employees feel the current policy is not adequately enforced, highlighting significant enforcement challenges. The survey context includes comparisons to other California institutions, reflecting broader trends in smoking policy enforcement across public colleges.

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Foothill College Smoking Policy Survey Results: Trends and Enforcement Challenges (Fall 2011)

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  1. Foothill Smoking Policy Survey Results Fall 2011 Foothill College January 2012

  2. Overview • History of FH SHS policy • Smoking / SHS surveys • Results and trends • Larger CA / UC / CSU context • SHS enforcement issues • AB795 and local enforcement

  3. Smoking Policy Surveys • About every 2 years in fall quarter • 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2011 • Large sample sizes • 5K to 6K respondents • ~ 90% students, 10% employees • 60-66% De Anza, 33-40% Foothill, CS • Online survey with FHDA IR analysis • Spreadsheets with tabulation / cross tabs

  4. Survey Results • 50 to 60 % respondents support a smoke-free campus and/or stricter enforcement • Enforcement with citations would be okay • 50% of employees feel policy isn’t really enforced, 40% only slightly enforced • Exposures in parking lots, at entrances to campus, paths, and alongside buildings • Comments that enforcement is needed

  5. Larger CA Context • Some CA municipalities using citations to enforce smoking in outdoor public areas • UC system moving to ‘smoke-free by Jan/2014, and CSU may likely follow • CCs adopting stricter ‘smoke-free’ policies, lack effective enforcement tools • AB795 allows CCs to use local police enforcement to issue citations for smoking

  6. AB795/Next Steps • We are 7 years into stricter SHS policies • We have significant enforcement issues • AB795 gives CCs the ability to ‘enforce’ • How do we best implement a stricter and enforceable smoking policy on campus? • Administrative SHS policies in shared governance process => CAC => BoT

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