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. 2009 Apr 3;11(6):614–618. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntp022

Table 1.

Characteristics of those adopting a smoke-free home policy by 2005 among smokers in 2001 who allowed smoking in their homes

95% CI
Sample size Percent adopted Relative riska Lower Upper
Overall 1,873 19
Sex
    Female 1,126 17 1.0 Referent
    Male* 748 21 1.4 1.1 1.7
Age, years (2001)
    <45 394 19 1.0 Referent
    45–54 739 20 1.1 0.8 1.5
    55–64 502 18 1.0 0.7 1.4
    65+ 235 17 1.1 0.7 1.8
Race
    White 1,682 19 1.0 Referent
    Black 72 11 0.5 0.2 1.1
    Hispanic 85 20 0.8 0.5 1.5
    Other 33 12 0.5 0.2 1.4
Income (2001)
    <US$15,000 134 16 1.0 Referent
    $15,000–$37,500 429 15 1.0 0.6 1.8
    $37,501–$60,000 595 20 1.5 0.9 2.5
    >$60,000* 610 23 1.9 1.1 3.2
    Refused/do not know 103 12 0.7 0.3 1.6
Education, years (1988)
    <12 219 17 1.0 Referent
    12 437 19 1.0 0.7 1.6
    13–15 839 19 0.9 0.6 1.4
    16+ 373 18 0.7 0.4 1.1
Number of cigarettes smoked per day (2001)
    25+ 529 16 1.0 Referent
    15–24* 811 19 1.3 1.0 1.8
    5–14 413 20 1.3 0.9 2.0
    <5* 115 30 2.0 1.2 3.5
Time to first cigarette, min (2001)
    <10 639 17 1.0 Referent
    10–30 686 17 1.0 0.7 1.3
    31–60 298 20 1.0 0.7 1.5
    >60 243 28 1.5 1.0 2.3
Other household smokers (2001)
    ≥1 665 17 1.0 Referent
    0* 1,209 20 1.4 1.1 1.8

Note. The percentages adopting a smoke-free policy presented in this table differ from those shown in Figure 1 because these results are restricted to the subpopulation of smokers who did not have a smoke-free home policy in 2001, whereas the data in Figure 1 are among all smokers.

a

Results from a logistic regression controlling for sex, age, race, income, education, amount smoked, time to first cigarette, and other household smokers.

*Statistically significant at the 5% level.