I got these Statistics from the Social Trends 38
This table shows the death rates linked to alcohol related causes. The number of alcohol-related deaths in the UK was 4,144 in 1991 and 8,758 in 2006. Death rates from alcohol-related causes were much higher among men than women and the Gap between the sexes has widened in recent years In 2006 the male death rate was 18.3 per 100,000, more than twice the rate of 8.8 per 100,000 for women. The alcohol-related death rates among men increased in all age groups between 1991 and 2006, and in 2006 were highest among those aged 55 to 74, at 44.6 per 100,000. There were similar patterns among women with the highest death rate in 2006 being among those aged 55 to 74, at 21.1 per 100,000. Each year the death rates for alcohol related causes have increased rapidly for both men and women.
Across the UK during the period 1999–2003, alcohol-related death rates were highest among those living in the most deprived areas Among women, alcohol related death rates for those living in the most deprived areas were more than three times higher than for those living in the least deprived areas, rising from 3.7 deaths per 100,000 in the areas in which the 5 per cent least deprived areas fall to 11.3 per 100,000 in the areas in which the 5 per cent most deprived areas fall. For men the relationship was even stronger. The alcohol-related death rate for men living in the 5 per cent most deprived areas was more than five times higher than the rate for those living in the 5 per cent least deprived areas, 31.9 deaths per 100,000 compared with 6.2 deaths per 100,000.
So far research has shown that men’s health compared to women’s is much worse, they seem to be unhealthier than women. So far after researching on two factors affecting health, obesity and alcohol I am now going to research one more factor affecting health I have decided to research on smoking.
Smoking research
After having researched obesity and alcohol I will now do a final research on smoking and then finally for this section compare which health related illness that I have researched seems to be most popular within the population.
Over the past 32 years there was a large reject in the amount of adults aged 16 and over in Great Britain who smoked cigarettes. Smoking is related to a range of health problems, including lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, chronic bronchitis and emphysema. In 1974, 51 per cent of men aged 16 and over and 41 per cent of women were smokers.
I got these Statistics from the Social Trends 38
This table shows how the rates of smoking decreased since 1996 till 2006 and the reasons why the population rejected smoking.
A survey asking smokers their main reasons for wanting to quit smoking found the most common reason in Great Britain in 2006 was for better general health. This compared with 65 per cent who gave this reason in 1996. The next most common reason for wanting to stop smoking in 2006 was to reduce the risk of smoking related illness (27 per cent). This was, however, a lower proportion than in 1996 when 29 per cent gave this as a reason to quit. Financial reasons were the main reason for 36 per cent of smokers giving up in 1996; by 2006 this had fallen to 26 per cent.
I got these Statistics from the Social Trends 38
This graph shows the smoking rates as they decreased gradually since 1974 to 2006. Although the smoking rates for both men and women decreased a large amount. Research still shows that men are still more populated in this issue than women.
By 2006, 23 per cent of men and 21 per cent of women were smokers. Among both men and women much of the decline occurred in the 1970s and early 1980s, after which the rate of decline slowed. The reduction in the difference between the amount of men and women who smoke partly reflects different group patterns for smoking, as smoking became common among men several decades before it did among women. Since the early 1990s the occurrence of cigarette smoking has been higher among those aged 20 to 24 than among those in other age groups in Great Britain.
In 2006, 33 per cent of men and 29 per cent of women in this age group were smokers compared to 13 per cent of men aged 60 and over and 12 per cent of women aged 60 and over who smoked. Smoking occurrence varies markedly by socio-economic group. In 2006, 31 per cent of men and 28 per cent women in routine is to reduce the proportion of smokers in manual occupation groups to 26 per cent by 2010. To meet government targets for reducing the occurrence of cigarette smoking, people have to be discouraged from starting to smoke and people who smoke have to be encouraged to stop.
I have researched 3 different health related topics which were obesity, alcohol and smoking, below I will now explain which topic I will pick and why I have picked it.
Chosen Topic
After researching obesity, alcohol and smoking each factor showed that men are mostly populated in all of these factors. The first two factors affecting health that I researched these were obesity and alcohol intake, statistics showed that they have worsen over the past years for both men and women but men’s rates were still beyond women’s. However the last factor I researched affecting health this was smoking, results were slightly different from the other health issues that I researched. Research showed obesity and alcohol intake has increased rapidly in the past years and the rates for smoking showed that it has decreased over the past years for both men and women and improvements started showing. Although statistics showed improvements in smoking, men were still highly populated in this issue than women just like the other two health issues I researched.
Improvements were found in smoking, this shows that the population must have been more aware of the consequences of smoking if they carried on as this could lead to lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, heart diseases and etc… the population must have been aware of the amount of problems they could experience with smoking rather than the intake of alcohol and obesity, the consequences cannot be as worse as smoking. This is because those who are obese may experience problems but they can also improve the problem by improving their diet or going on a care plan. Same with those who are alcoholics they can reduce the intake of alcohol by getting help or going into rehab. Whereas those who smoke may find it much harder to stop and maybe aware of the risks and consequences if they carry on, therefore are trying their best to stay away and stop. They may also know if they get affected by the diseases related to smoking such as lung cancer or heart disease there won’t be much they will be able to do about it. It will be too late for them to improve their health because their life will already be at risk.
Researching these issues affecting health, the factor that has mainly attracted my attention was smoking due to the unexpected pattern I saw in the statistics, the results were slightly different to the other two factors I researched. This has gave me an idea on what to base my hypothesis on.
Hypothesis
I will base my hypothesis on “Do teenage boys smoke more than teenage girls in Thornton?” as statistics showed they do, I will now carry out my own research to see whether this statement is true. Below I will list the different types of research I will be using in my project.
AO2- Research Methods
In this section I will be talking about the different data collection methods there are in health and social care settings. I will then talk about how I will be using and carrying out these methods
Data collection methods
There are two types of way to collect data, one is primary and one is secondary.
Primary data- This is technique is used by an individual or a group of people who try to find out information on a specific issue relating to their study. This is a technique that an individual has to do themselves. They do this by carrying out research methods such as questionnaire, observations, interviews and case study. This allows them to find out information from the public which relates to their course.
Secondary data- This technique is information which you have not produced yourself. It is used to find out information on a variety of different issues. This is information that anyone can access whereas primary research you have to create yourself and carry out yourself. This data is often found through technology such as internet and news but can also be found in the library and books.
Data collection that I will use
My research will involve both primary and secondary data collections methods, below I will explain how I will use these research methods in my assignment.
Secondary data collection method
I have already collected my secondary data collection by researching three different health topics on the internet. This helped me to decide which health topic to research for my assignment and helped me to come up with the information I needed to carry out this project. This data collection method also enhanced my knowledge on these particular health issue’s, it has made me aware of how common and serious these issues are within the society. I looked at the statistics and background information on each of the health issues. I found out most of this secondary research on the statisctics.gov website and have included all the information that was relevant to my work in my assignment. I then looked at each of the health issues that I researched to see which health issue was most common within the society and I came to find that smoking was the most common health issue within the U.K. I then chose to base my hypothesis on this issue as my research showed this was the most common health issue within the society. Finally I will research on the health topic that I have chosen to do in more depth. If I need any further secondary research while doing my assignment I may consider using the internet or looking at the social trends 38 or may even use my health and social care book when necessary.
Primary data collection method
This I have not carried out yet but will have to create and test this myself. As I have already collected my secondary research I will now have to get some primary research to make my research more reliable and accurate. I have decided to carry out a questionnaire for my primary research. The reason I have chose to do this is because it will provide me with a wide range of data and will be fun and simple for the user to fill in. it will also be comfortable for the user to fill in as they wont have to move around or log on the computer to fill it in, they could just fill it in there are then, wherever they are. If they are with their friends they may find it more interesting to fill it in as they can discuss the issue while filling the questionnaire or after they have filled it in. it will also be an advantage for me as I will be able to analyse and evaluate the data much quicker once it is filled in. Another reason why I think questionnaires will be a good idea is because I could hand them out to more than one person to fill in at the same time, whereas an interview will take a very long time as I will only be able to interview one person at a time therefore the others will have to wait until I have finished interviewing each person this could cause the others to get fed up and bored. Another disadvantage of interviews would be the people being interviewed may get nervous or may not want to answer some of the questions correctly due to personal reasons therefore may lie about some of the information asked. Whereas a questionnaire will be confidential as their names will not be asked on the sheet it questionnaires will anonymous. To make my primary data collection research more accurate I will also carry out an observational research this will involve me witnessing the data myself and will gave me a more accurate result. I will do this by watching how many smokers go out to smoke at recess times in school and will keep an eye out on them and will have an checklist with me at all times to note down how many males and females I see smoking everyday for two weeks.
Methodologies that I will use
For my research methods I will start by using the Action research, in this research I will carry out 100 questionnaires and will split them 50/50 for both teenage girls and boys to fill in. The questionnaires will be on smoking and will give me a clue on what the rates of smoking are between teenage boys and girls.
The second research method I will carry out will be the Ethnographic study research, I will do this research by observing how many smokers go out to smoke whilst in school. This will give me a more accurate result as I will have seen the smokers smoking myself and so I will know for a definite whether the results are true or not whereas the questionnaire may not be filled in accurately and truthfully by the individuals.
I think primary research is more likely to be a very reliable and accurate research compared to secondary research. I think this because for primary research you have proof that the information provided is correct and you also witness it yourself whereas secondary research you cant trust much as you may not be 100% sure whether its true or not as you haven’t carried out the information yourself. The information provided can also be out of date as things change from time to time. So I think primary research is much more reliable than secondary as you know the data is correct as you have collected as you have collected it yourself. Whereas secondary research you may not know where it has been collected form and when it has been collected.
How I will carry out my plan
As my secondary research shows that teenage boys smoke more than teenage girls, my aim will be to research if this statement is true. I will aim to find out how many cigarettes each sex smoke a day and what influences them to smoke. This will give me an idea of why they smoke and what influences them. The first methodology I will use is questionnaires, I will carry out a questionnaire in Clayton regarding smoking within teenagers. I will carry out 100 questionnaires dividing 50/50 for both teenage males and females to fill in, so I can get a percent out of a 100. Although I will use this research method to find out whether my hypothesis is correct or incorrect I can not guarantee 100% that all information provided by the teenagers in the questionnaire will be correct as they may not be truthful. Therefore for my second methodology I will use observational research this way I will have witness the data myself and will know for a definite whether my results are correct or not. I will observe how many pupils go outside to smoke from my school in the morning at break time, dinner time and after school. I will do this by going to their secret smoking area which is known as the “snicket” and will count how many boys and girls I see smoking every time I go there. I will jot down the results on a piece of paper. I will do this for a couple of weeks and finally make a table and add up the scores to find out the results of who smokes more teenage boys or girls.
How I will collect and use my data
Firstly I will do my plan by carrying out my questionnaires that I have made relating to the health issue I have chosen which is smoking. I will then have a look at the results of the questionnaires and will make a table out of these results and analyse them to see whether my hypothesis is true. Information given by people is not always truthful and accurate therefore to make sure my results are accurate I will also do an observational research. I will do this by keeping an eye on the smokers in my school. There is a secret place around school where the smokers go to smoke in their recess times such as break, dinner and after school, this place is known as the snicket. The reason the smokers smoke in this place is because they are not allowed to smoke within the school premises so they all gather up here in this secret place to smoke, where the teachers cannot see them. I know this because I have friends who go there to smoke and have witnessed it myself. I have also seen children from other years such as years 10 and 11 who also go there to smoke at break and dinner times. What I will do is count how many male and female smokers I see who go out to the snicket to smoke in their recess times. I will do this for about two weeks and then finally add up the scores to see what my observational research results showed. I will then make a table out of these results and compare them with the questionnaire results to see any differences and to see whether my hypothesis is proved true or not.
Advantages and disadvantages of research methods
My strategies
My questionnaires will be filled by the individuals themselves, this is known as self completion. These sort of questionnaires have to be easy to fill in so the individuals find it interesting as well as easy while completing the questionnaire. I have decided to set my questionnaire up by using the method multiple answers. This will be easy as well as interesting for the individuals to fill in because all they will have to do is just choose the answers they think is right. It will prevent them from giving false answers and will be a more reliable questionnaire.
Below I have print screened the questionnaire I will be carrying out and also the observational sheet in which I will record how many smokers go out to smoke while in school.
Questionnaire sheet
Observational record sheets
AO3- Analysis of data
I have carried out my entire plan and have obtained all the data I needed to prove whether my hypotheses was correct or incorrect. I will now put all my data in tables and graphs. I will then go through my data explaining and analysing thoroughly. This will show if my hypothesis was proved true or false.
Questionnaire results
Below I have put each questionnaire of the questionnaire into tables and have analysed and have wrote a conclusion for each question.
As you can see above Question 1 asked “Do you have family members who smoke?” The total of percent of teenage boys that answered “YES” was 34 and the total of girls that answered “YES” was 30 percent, as you can see there isn’t much of a difference, but still my results show that male families have more family members who smoke. Results also show that out of the 25 males only 16 males voted “NO” that they do not have family members who smoke and 20 females voted “NO” they do not have family members who smoke. Again this shows that females have less family smokers. Looking at the results more briefly, you can see males aged 13-14 years old smoke less than females 13-14 years old. My results show at a young age females smoke more than males but as they go older gradually males start smoking more and females stop.
Question 2 asks “Do you have friends who smoke?” 32 males voted “YES” and 30 females voted “NO”, again there isn’t much of a difference but results still show that more males have friends who smoke than females have. Like I said before looking at the results briefly by looking at the age group you can see the males aged from 13-16 start of less than gradually by the age of 17-18 the results double showing that more friends of the males start to smoke. Whereas the girls start of highly and then gradually go less and less by the age of 17-18.
As you can see above this question asks “which of the following problems are connected to smoking” results show that more females seem to know about the problems connected to smoking than the males. You can see in the table for each problem that was connected to smoking the girls had more answers that were correct. This was a sort of trick question to see whether the males and females would notice because as you can see out of all 8 answers only 1 was incorrect this was “HEART ATTACK”. The reason I did this was to see if the teenagers notice this. Looking at the results it shows that most of them actually did notice this because as you can see out of all the problems “HEART ATTACK” had the least ticks from both male and females. Whereas all the other boxes had more ticks. I also noticed that out of all the problems “COUGHING” was most ticked, this maybe because the teenagers must have witnessed it or must have experienced it themselves.
Question 4 asked “Are you a smoker”, it also made the individual aware that if they are not a smoker they can finish filling the questionnaire in after they have answered this question. Looking at the results above you can see that 32 teenage males answered “YES” that they do smoke and 18 males answered “NO” that they do not smoke. Moving on to the females 26 answered “YES” they do smoke and 24 answered “NO” that they do not smoke. Looking at both of their results you can see that teenage males do smoke more than teenage females. Looking at the results in more detail you can see that females aged for 13-14 start of by smoking moiré than teenage boys ages 13-14 and as they gradually grow older the smoking results for the females decrease whereas the male smoking results increase. So results show to start of with just when the females reach their teenage they start of by smoking more than boys and gradually decrease by the age of 17-18. Whereas males they start of at a small amount and gradually increase as they grow older.
Question 5 asked “how often do you smoke” looking at the results they showed that males smoke more than females a day. As you can see above the most boxes that the males ticked was the 11-15 a day box. Whereas most of the girls marked the 6-10 a day box.
Question 6 asks “Which two would describe you?” out of all the males that smoke 4 said over weight, 2 said just right, 24 said slim and 2 said underweight. This shows that most of the consider themselves as slim, one of the reasons for them smoking maybe that this is what they want to achieve to maintain slim and they may think smoking will maintain this figure. Now looking the female result you can see 2 percent voted they are overweight, 10 answered they are just right, 8 said that they are slim and 6 thought of themselves as underweight. Looking at the girls results you can see most of them were happy with their figure and thought of themselves as just right. This shows most girls are happy with their figure maybe this is the reason why most of them do not smoke as much as males.
This question asks “which of the following do you experience?” as you can see a majority of the people answered cough. Cough is one of the first symptoms you go through when smoking leading to Lung cancer. This shows that all these people maybe at risk of Lung cancer and if they do not stop soon they have got a higher chance of developing this illness in the future. Looking at results, no smoker had marked the “NONE” box which meant they do not experience any of the problems. This also shows that all the males and females that do smoke all at least experience one or another problem connected to smoking. Results also showed that males experience more of the problems than the females, this again shows there are more males smoking than females, although in some areas results showed that females experience particular problems more than the males, such as “MUCUS” most females marked they experience this problem whereas males experience this problem the least. Research does show that smokers experience mucus, but it also shows a number of other illnesses that can also cause the individual to form mucus such as if you have a sore throat, or tonsillitis, even if the individual does not smoke. So I can not be 100 percent sure that all these problems that smokers experience are all because of smoking because as I said before there are a number of other illnesses that can also make the individual develop these problems.
Question 8 asked “why do you smoke?” looking at the results I can see that a majority of the males marked “TO AVOID STRESS” most of them who marked this box were males aged 17-18 years old. So this shows that most males who smoke because of stress are mostly older. This could be because they maybe having family problems, they may have a lot of work from school or college or they maybe having relationship problems. I think these sorts of problems can affect the teenager in taking big risky steps such as smoking just because they may feel it helps to relieve their stress. Looking at the female results I can the most ticked box was “TO LOOK COOL” so this shows that most females smoke just to look cool, they may like the attention they get when they smoke therefore smoke more to get more attention. Looking at the results I also noticed that the younger the males and females are the reason most of them smoke was to look cool. This shows that the most youngsters may smoke just to look cool and to get attention from others.
Question 9 asked “Are you planning to give up smoking in the future?” results show that 22 males answered “YES” and 12 answered “NO” this shows that most male smokers who smoke want to stop. This maybe because they are addicted to it and they maybe finding it hard to quit in the future. Looking at the results of the female smokers 20 of them marked “NO” that they do not want to quit smoking in the future and 6 answered “YES” that they do want to plan giving up smoking in the future. Results show that fewer females than males want to give up smoking in the future. Looking back at Question 8 most females said they smoke to look cool maybe that’s the reason many of them do not want to quit because they think by smoking they look cooler. They probably get more attention by friends or the public when smoking therefore may not want to quit.
I have now completed all my questionnaire research and analysis. To make my project more reliable I also carried out and observational research which I will now also include and analyse in my assignment.
Observational results
Below I have included a table of the observational results that I obtained while carrying out my plan and have analysed each table.
Table one
Table two
These two tables show the results of the observational research that I carried out they show how many males and females go out to smoke while in school. Looking at the results I can see that most males and females go out to smoke at dinner time. I think most of them go out to smoke at dinner time is because you have more time whereas in the morning you don’t have much time as you have to attend you lesson on time, break is only 15 minutes long and by the time you go out to have a smoke the bell goes and also there be too many people walking around in the playground and also teachers and they are more likely to get caught because anyone can see them. After school everyone is eager to go home as school has finished. Whereas at dinnertime it is the most comfortable time out of all the other times because is most of the other children and teachers be inside the canteen eating by this time the smokers can go and have a quick smoke and then come back to school without many people noticing and are less likely to get caught.
Results also showed that the least time both female and males smoke at school are in the morning. I think this is because they have just arrived to school, they could have had a smoke just before they arrived to school, for example on their way to school or before getting out of the house. Another reason could be that they don’t have enough time in the morning because straight after registration lesson starts and by this time they cannot possibly go out for a quick smoke because they will get late for lesson and this could cause them to get in trouble by their class teachers.
This was the overall total of how many males and females I have witnessed smoking for the past two weeks. Looking at the results you can see I have seen 250 male’s smokers smoking in the snicket from my school and while in school for the past two weeks and I have seen 148 female smokers also smoke while in school. This shows that I have nearly seen twice as much male smokers smoke than females in the past two weeks while in school.
AO4- Evaluation of research study
Evaluation
My hypothesis
After obtaining all the data I needed I came to realise that my hypothesis was proved correct that males do smoke more than females. I also found out that starting at a young age (13-14 years old) females seem to smoke more than young males and as they grow older they seem to conflict as males start to smoke more and females start to smoke less. I also found out that I was wrong most males do not smoke to look cool I came to realise most males smoke to avoid stress and was very shocked to find out that it was completely opposite of what I thought because it was more females that smoke to look cool not males. The results also showed as the teenagers grow older they don’t seem to care if the look cool by smoking it is at a young age when they think like this but as they grow older they don’t seem to be bothered as much if they look cool or not by smoking.
What I thought
I think it was a good idea of me doing both questionnaires and observational research, because if I had just carried out the questionnaires I could not have been 100 percent certain that all the information provided by the individuals was true because they could have provided me with the wrong information. But carrying out the observational research has made me more certain that my questionnaires contain the correct information as both my observational and questionnaire research proved the same thing that teenage boys in Thornton do smoke than teenage females. My questionnaires also contained a number of other information relating to smoking. I think it was a good idea of me including other questions regarding smoking because it made me aware of why males smoke more than females and also made me aware of some other information that I did not know such as “not all males smoke to look cool”. So I think it is a good idea to research on something that you are not certain about if it is true or not because it could lead you to being prejudice because you could be wrong like I was when thought all males smoke to look cool, like I said before research proved me wrong.
Advantages
The advantages when carrying out the questionnaires were that they were relatively cheap as I just had to print them out from the school computer and give them to pupils from my school aged 13-18. Another advantage was that I could give the questionnaire to a large number of people to fill out at the same time this saved me and the respondent time. Whereas an interview would have took a very long time to get around to all pupils and they probably would get fed up waiting. Another advantage was that the respondents felt more comfortable completing the questionnaires because they were more confidential as the questionnaires did not ask the individuals for names it was completely anomalous. I think this was a good idea because if the respondent didn’t want anyone to know the answer to one of the questions they could still answer the question on the questionnaire because as I said before no one would know who completed which questionnaire, whereas if it was an interview the respondent would probably have given incorrect information in order to remain their information a confidential. An interview can make someone feel under pressure it can make the respondent nervous while being interviewed and could influence the answers as the respondent may not answer all questions truthfully as they may feel embarrassed to answer some questions therefore provide the interviewer with false detail. So I think my questionnaire results were more reliable than they would have been if I had just done an interview instead.
I also did an observational research I think this was also a very affective research as I had witnessed the pupils smoking myself. I think this research went well because I watched the smokers go out in their recess times that into their smoking place to smoke and it gave me more reliable information as I knew this information that I collected was 100 percent true. I think this research was also an advantage because I didn’t have to rely on anyone else to help me for an example, when getting the questionnaire completed I had to rely on others to do this for me I had to ask people to fill it in for me and it was very hard to get 100 questionnaire filled in. whereas observational research all I had to do was go there at the times I had to go to see how many smokers were smoking, I didn’t have to rely on anyone to do anything and therefore was more comfortable doing this research.
Disadvantages
The disadvantages in my plan were that some individuals who were illiterate were not able to fill in the questionnaires. Another disadvantage was that the younger teenagers must not have understood some of the questions as they are younger and do not have the same level of knowledge and education as me. They must have found some of the words that I have used in my questionnaire hard and may not have understood them therefore must have provided me with false information by ticking any boxes. Another disadvantage was that the teenagers had to be a particular age to fill in the questionnaires I had a set of 3 different age groups the teenagers had to be to fill in the questionnaires I could not be sure if the questionnaire were given out equally and evenly between each age group. For all I know a particular age group could have filled in a different amount of questionnaires than another age group this could lead to the information being given unfair and unequal. Another disadvantage was that I should have stated the questions more clearly on the questionnaire like how many boxes should be ticked, because some pupil’s did not tick the right amount of boxes therefore I had to include extra unnecessary information in my questionnaire tables.
I could also pick out a few weaknesses in my observational research because it could be tiring going out every recess time just to count how many smokers are smoking, because on some of the days I forgot and then remembered half way through and then had to rush outside to see how many smokers are smoking. Another disadvantage was I had to be there before the smokers arrived because this way I wouldn’t miss any smokers and would have a more reliable research but this was hard as we all get let out on the same bell at the same time so I had to rush out as soon as the bell went, so I wasn’t always the first one there.
What I would change if I had the chance to do it again
If I had the chance to plan my research again, firstly I would re-alter my questionnaires and make them a little shorter so the individuals would complete it in less time and it would also be easier for them to fill in. I would also re-phrase some of the terminology so they find it easier to read it and fill in therefore would understand it clearly without asking me to explain. If I had the chance to do it again I would also give out the questionnaires evenly to each age group, for an example, if I were to do 30 questionnaires I would give out ten questionnaires to 13-14 year olds, ten to 15-16 year olds and ten to 17-18 years old, this way the information collected will be more reliable and fair. I would also state what the questions are asking clearly on the questionnaires, for an example if there was a multiple choice question, I would cleary state how many boxes the individual should choose to tick.
If I were to do my observational research again, I would also amend some changes. I would set a reminder or something on my mobile or even tell my friends to remind me, this way I could never forget or get late every time I had to go out to see if there were any smokers. This way I wouldn’t miss any smokers and won’t have to rush to get there all the time. I may even ask the teacher to let me out of my lesson a few minutes early before the bell so I can be the first one out there. This way I won’t fail to spot any smokers and won’t have to be in a hurry to get there first before the smokers. I would also try and go in my lesson times and frees to the snicket to see how many smokers I see smoking during lesson time, this would give me a more reliable and strong data. If I could I would also ask a technician from the computer department in school to help me fit a small camera in the snicket only for a few weeks so I could keep track of how many smokers go there to smoke during the whole school time. This way I won’t have to keep going there to check how many smokers are smoking, I could just track the smokers on the computer system by having the cameras linked to the computer.