The following data was collected for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon as part of the BC Non-Profit Housing Association Asset Analysis project. Between January and May of 2008, a total of 192 providers of non-profit housing responded to an extensive survey that included questions regarding smoke-free options and knowledge within the non-profit housing sector. Data collection is still ongoing, but the results presented in this report represent the findings from this preliminary dataset. These 192 societies represent 533 buildings (defined as a stand-alone structure, or a series of connected structures on one property) across the province. Approximately 40 of these 192 respondents (20%) did not substantially complete the survey and have thus been excluded from some analyses. Data was collected in three formats: online, electronic (.pdf), and paper.
The data is presented in three main sections: Smoke-Free Options, Smoke-Free Legal Knowledge, and Consent. Response rates are given for each section. The Smoke-Free Options section has information for each building, while the other two sections are specific to the non-profit societies in general. The data for each question is presented both in tabular and graphic form. Four questions allowed the respondent to select ‘Other’ and leave a comment. Where applicable, these comments are listed below the question and sorted by theme. In some cases a comment was mentioned multiple times; in these instances, the number of responses is given in brackets. Section 1.4 (Concerns about Smoke-Free Policies) presents data for survey questions where respondents were invited to ‘Check all that apply’, and thus the total number of responses in this section is greater than the number of respondents.