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Table 1 Cigarette butts collected, and number of occasions of people smoking in each unit courtyard

From: Observation of the extent of smoking in a mental health inpatient facility with a smoke-free policy

Courtyard location

Cigarette butts counted (n, % of total)

Occasions of people observed to smoke (n, % of total)

Occasions of people who did not smoke (n, % of total)

Intensive care unit

0

 

1

.5%

20

10%

Older person’s unit

0

 

0

 

3

1.5%

General acute 1

423

20%

57

38%

54

27%

General acute 2

      

  East courtyard

466

22%

32

21%

52

26%

  South courtyard

72

3%

2

1%

18

9%

Dual diagnosis

      

  North courtyard

394

18%

23

15%

31

16%

  South courtyard

782

37%

37

24%

20

10%

Total

2137

 

152

 

198