Possible Scores

Your Score

Policy

Smoke free on entire business campus, in business owned vehicles and at business sponsored events.

40

Smoke free inside business but smokers are allowed to smoke outside, away from windows and entrances.

35

Smoke free in most of the building with separately ventilated rooms for smokers.

30

Smoke free in most of the building; smoking sections in lounges and lobbies.

20

Smokers are allowed to smoke anywhere in building.

0

Partners in the Policy

Everyone, including employees, managers, owners, customers and guests, are prohibited from smoking. 

10

Employees are prohibited from smoking but guests are allowed to smoke in prohibited areas.

5

Employees and guests allowed to smoke anywhere.

0

Enforcement

Policy is strictly enforced by both employees and managers who respect the policy.

20

Policy is reluctantly enforced by managers, leaving the work to employees who feel strongly about the policy.

10

The policy is not enforced by employee or managers.

0

Cessation Resources

Any employee who expresses an interest in quitting is provided with cessation resources, positive incentives to quit and breaks on the costs of quitting.

20

Employees who are smokers and who want to quit have access to cessation pamphlets and are compensated by their insurance for cessation aides.

15

Employees who are smokers are encouraged to quit through education as well as by peers.

10

Employees who want to quit are encouraged to look for cessation resources when they’re not at work.

5

There are no cessation resources offered.

0

Community Involvement

Business sponsors community events that educate people about secondhand smoke and smoking, and offers advice to businesses which are changing their smoking policy.

10

Sponsors some community events as long as they are tax deductible and promote the business’ logo.

5

Does not sponsor community events and is not willing to talk to other businesses about smoking policies

0

Customer Survey

Question

Very True

Somewhat True

Not Very True

False

Don’t Know

Knowledge of secondhand smoke

Exposure to secondhand smoke is dangerous for adults.

Exposure to secondhand smoke is dangerous for children.

Secondhand smoke causes lung cancer.

Secondhand smoke causes heart disease.

Secondhand smoke causes asthma and bronchitis.

Secondhand smoke irritates asthma and bronchitis

Preference

A smoke-free environment is the only way to protect yourself from secondhand smoke.

It is ok to be exposed to some secondhand smoke.

Affect on Patronage

I would be more likely to eat/shop at a smoke-free restaurant/store.

I would tell my friends if a restaurant/store was smoke-free.