Minnesota Casino Consumer Preferences for Smoke-free Areas Poll Results

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1 Minnesota Casino Consumer Preferences for Smoke-free Areas Poll Results Indigenous Peoples Task Force Sharon M. Day Yvonne Ortiz

2 Project Team Sharon Day - IPTF Executive Director and Co-PI (Bois Forte Ojibwe) Yvonne Ortiz - IPTF Research Project Coordinator (Omaha) Sheryl Scott, MPH - IPTF Research Advisor Charlene Worley, PhD - IPTF Research Consultant and Co-PI (Cherokee) Community Advisors - MN Casino Management & Tribal Health Advocates

3 Research Questions 1. Do a majority of Minnesotans favor smoke-free areas in gaming establishments? 2. Would Minnesotans continue to visit MN casinos at the same rate, or more or less frequently, if smoke-free gaming areas are expanded? 3. If smoke-free, would Minnesotans be more likely to visit Indian-owned non-gaming facilities as expansions of casinos (recreational or family-orientated style destinations such as water parks, golf courses, resort hotel, etc)?

4 Target Audience For Poll Results Minnesota Tribal Leaders Minnesota Casino Management and Gaming Officials Minnesota Native American Council on Tobacco

5 Methodology Statewide public opinion survey developed with input from casino management and tribal health advocates 1,000 Adults, Including 428 Respondents Who Have Attended A Casino In The Last Year Conducted July 22-31, 2008 Margin Of Error +/- 3.1% (Higher For Subgroups)

6 We ve Divided Minnesota Into Six Regions Northern MN (15%) Central MN (21%) Hennepin (27%) Anoka/Dakota (13%) Ramsey (1) South of River (19%) = casino

7 Over Four In Ten Minnesotans Have Visited A Casino In The Last 12 Months 10 Have you been to a casino in Minnesota in the past 12 months? 10 Of people who answered no to having visited a casino in the past 12 months: Have you ever considered visiting a casino in Minnesota? % 43% 5 46% Yes No Yes No N=1000, MOE= +/- 3.1 N=572, MOE= +/- 4.1

8 A Majority In All Demographic Groups Have Taken A Trip In The Past Year By Key Group 10 8 Have you taken one or more vacations or weekend trips in the last 12 months? 63% 36% Yes No % 37% % 31% % 44% Men 65% 34% Women 61% 38% <$30k 46% 54% $30k-$50k 65% 35% $50k-$80k 68% 31% $80k 81% 19% Hennepin 58% 41% Ramsey 7 3 Anoka/Dakota 65% 35% North 58% 42% S of MN River 67% 32% Central MN 65% 35% Yes No N=1000, MOE= +/- 3.1

9 A Smoke-Free Environment Is Among The Most Important Amenities Minnesotans Look For When Planning A Vacation

10 Discount Hotel Room, Local Entertainment And A Smoke-Free Environment Are The Most Important Amenities For Vacationers Not Important Discount hotel rooms 11% On-site or nearby entertainment 19% A smoke-free environment 26% Important Very 42% Very 56% Very Fine Dining 34% 66% Discount family packages 34% 64% 88% 81% 73% Fitness center or spa Casino gaming Water park 58% 57% 49% 5 42% 41% American-Indian cultural activities Daycare center & children s activities Golf courses 73% 79% 7 28% 27% 21% N=1000, MOE= +/- 3.1 Darker shading = stronger intensity

11 A Smoke-Free Environment Was A Top Priority Of Vacationers Across Age Younger People Place Higher Priority On Discount Family Packages, Water Parks, Fitness Centers And Day Care % Importance of amenities for people vacationing Total N=1000 N=382 N=374 N=209 Discount hotel rooms 88% 91% 91% 81% On-site or nearby entertainment 81% 87% 83% 64% A smoke-free environment 73% 71% 73% 76% Fine Dining 66% 68% 67% 61% Discount family packages 64% 75% 64% 48% Fitness center or spa 5 63% 46% 31% Casino gaming 42% 44% 42% 41% Water park 41% 59% 38% American-Indian cultural activities 28% 27% 28% 29% Daycare center & children s activities 27% 43% 22% 6% Golf courses 21% 18% 25%

12 Most Who Went To A Casino Were Exposed To Secondhand Smoke, And Nearly 4 In 10 Took Steps To Avoid It

13 Most Visitors To Casinos Encountered Second-Hand Smoke, And Nearly Four In Ten Either Left The Casino Or Moved Around The Casino To Avoid It 10 8 Of people who answered Yes to having visited a casino in the past 12 months: During your last visit to a Minnesota casino, how much of the time were you around secondhand smoke, that is, smoke from other people s cigarettes? 35% 82% At Least Some Of The Time 10 8 Of people who answered Yes to having been around secondhand smoke: What was your response to secondhand smoke? Left The Casino Moved Around Casino To Avoid It Bothered By Smoke, But Didn t Try To Avoid It Took No Steps To Avoid It 39% Left Casino/ Moved Around 44% 23% 24% 28% 1 5% 11% 15% All of the time Most of the Time Some of the time Rarely Not at all N=428, MOE= +/ N=393, MOE= +/ Left Casino Mov ed Around Bothered/ Didn't Av oid No Steps

14 Concerns About Second-Hand Smoke Permeate The State And Are Especially Acute In Hennepin County Northern MN In general, do you feel that exposure to second-hand smoke is a serious health hazard, a moderate health hazard, a minor health hazard, or not a health hazard at all? (n=152) 52% Central MN (n=213) South of River (n=189) % 51% 57% 15% 27% 5% 14% 7% 16% 14% 11% Serious Moderate Minor Not at all Ramsey (n=94) % 27% 15% 5% Hennepin (n=218) % 9% 8% Anoka/Dakota % (n=134) 29% 1 5%

15 Most Consider Secondhand Smoke To Be A Health Hazard, With A Majority Believing It Is A Serious Health Hazard Even A Majority Of Smokers Believes That Secondhand Smoke Is At Least A Moderate Hazard 10 8 In general, do you feel that exposure to second-hand smoke is a serious health hazard, a moderate health hazard, a minor health hazard, or not a health hazard at all? 78% Serious/Moderate 55% 23% 8% Serious Moderate Minor Not at all N=1000, MOE= +/ % By Key Group Serious Moderate Minor Not at all Current Smoker 25% 27% 25% 22% Former Smoker 58% 22% 13% 7% Never Smoked 66% 22% 7% 4% % 25% 14% 7% % 24% 12% 9% % 1 1 Men 49% 25% 15% 11% Women 62% 21% 1 6% <$30k 5 26% 16% 8% $30k-$50k 58% 12% 8% $50k-$80k 55% 16% 9% $80k 55% 25% 11% 9% Hennepin 62% 9% 8% Ramsey 52% 27% 14% 5% Anoka/Dakota 56% 29% 1 5% North 52% 14% 14% S of MN River 56% 16% 14% 11% Central MN 51% 27% 14% 7%

16 Evidence Suggests That Making Casinos Smoke-Free Would Have A Positive Impact On Attendance

17 Few Minnesotans Will Stop Attending Casinos If They Go Smoke-Free 10 8 If casinos in Minnesota decided to become completely smoke-free, would you go to Minnesota casinos more often, less often, or about as often as you do now? 9 More Often/ Same Amount/ No Difference 10 8 Of people who answered less often to the previous question: If the casino provided a heated place for smokers to smoke outside of the casino, would you then be more likely to consider visiting the casino? 39% 26% 25% 34% 9% 7% More Often About as often Makes no difference Less Often Yes No DK/Refused N=1000, MOE= +/- 3.1 N=85, MOE= +/- 4.1

18 Making Casinos Smoke-Free Would Increase Business From Residents Across The State Northern MN (n=152) 21% 7 9% Central MN (n=213) % South of River (n=189) If casinos in Minnesota decided to become completely smoke-free, would you go to Minnesota casinos more often, less often, or about as often as you do now? 63% 24% 67% 9% 8% More Often About As Often/No difference Less Often Ramsey (n=94) % 65% 7% Hennepin (n=218) % 1 Anoka/Dakota (n=134) 27% 61% 1

19 Evidence Suggests That Tribal Enactment of Smoke-Free Ordinances Would Have A Strong Positive Effect On Casino Visitation Among Less Frequent Casino Visitors Visit Casinos More/Less Often By # Of Times Visited Casino 10 All Casino Visitors N=426 1 Time N=80 2 Times N= Times N=90 5+ Times N= % 62% 61% 54% 56% 3 32% 29% 36% 25% 14% 6% 1 1 N=426, MOE= +/- 4.8% More Often About As Often/No Difference Less Often

20 Those Who Spend Under $200 At Casinos Say They Would Visit Casinos More Often As Opposed To Less Often, While Those Who Spend $200 Or More Are Evenly Divided Visit Casinos More/Less Often By $ Spent At Casino 10 <25$ N=76 $25-$49 N=71 $50-$99 N=70 $100-$199 N=97 $200+ N= % 56% 57% 44% 27% 35% 31% 29% 28% 28% 6% 9% 9% 14% N=426, MOE= +/- 4.8% More Often About As Often/No Difference Less Often

21 Minnesotans Are More Likely To Visit All Parts Of The Casino If It Were Smoke- Free

22 Minnesotans Say They Would Be More Likely To Visit All Parts Of A Casino, Including Gaming Areas, If They Were Smoke-Free Now I am going to list several different areas within casino facilities. After I read each place, please tell me whether you would be more likely to visit that part of a casino if it was smoke-free, less likely to visit that part of a casino if it was smoke-free, or would making the area smoke-free not affect your likelihood of going there? Mean Darker shading = stronger intensity Restaurants Hotel rooms Performance areas and concert halls Shopping areas, such as gift shops and retail stores Hotel common areas like the hallways and lobby Indoor hotel swimming pool Slot machine areas Bars Gambling tables like blackjack or poker N=1000, MOE= +/- 3.1 Meeting rooms Bingo halls Less Likely -1-12% -14% -14% -8% -9% -9% -7% -9% -1-12% More Likely 53% much more 43% much more 41% much more 38% much more 43% 42% 41% 49% 47% 58% 56% 54% 54% 68%

23 Among Both Casino Attendees And Frequent Casino Attendees, Making Casinos Smoke-Free Would Have A Positive Impact On Their Likelihood Of Visiting Gaming Areas Of Casinos Now I am going to list several different areas within casino facilities. After I read each place, please tell me whether you would be more likely to visit that part of a casino if it was smoke-free, less likely to visit that part of a casino if it was smoke-free, or would making the area smoke-free not affect your likelihood of going there? Among Those Who Went To Casino In Last Year (n=426) Less Likely More Likely Slot machine areas -13% 55% Gambling tables like blackjack or poker -15% 44% Among Those Who Go To Casinos 5+ Times In Last Year (n=154) Less Likely More Likely Slot machine areas -19% 5 Gambling tables like blackjack or poker -22% 36% Darker shading = stronger intensity

24 Feedback 1. Was the information presented new? 2. Do you have additional questions regarding the survey results? 3. How might this information help you in your current position? 4. What format would this information be most accessible and useful? (reports, a fact sheet, PowerPoint presentations) 5. Who should this information be shared with? 6. Where should this information be shared? (MAIAC meetings, MIGA meetings, NIGA meetings)

25 Mii-Gweech! Yvonne Ortiz (612) Sharon Day (612)