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. 2010 Feb 15;12(4):374–380. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntq008

Table 4.

Potentially modifiable correlates of smoking in cars with nonsmokers (N = 6,755)a,b,c

Variable Sample characteristics
% Smoke in cars with nonsmokers OR 95% CI of OR p
n (%)
Believe that cigarette smoke is dangerous to nonsmokers
    Yes 5,491 (81) 32 1.00 1.00 Ref
    No 1,188 (18) 42 1.61 1.35–1.92 <.0001
    Do not know 76 (1) 32 1.16 0.67–2.03 .59
Smoking policy at home
    Smoking never allowed anywhere 2,558 (38) 25 1.00 1.00 Ref
    Smoking allowed anywhere 1,963 (29) 42 2.28 1.87–2.78 <.0001
    Something in-between 2,234 (33) 37 2.03 1.70–2.43 <.0001
Live in state/province with comprehensive smoke-free law
    Yes 5,315 (79) 31 1.00 1.00 Ref
    No 1,440 (21) 44 1.24 1.00–1.53 .05
Believe that secondhand smoke causes lung cancer in nonsmokers
    Yes 5,180 (77) 33 1.00 1.00 Ref
    No 1,210 (18) 40 1.39 1.16–1.67 .0003
    Do not know 365 (5) 31 1.02 0.77–1.35 .91

Note. OR = odds ratio.

a

All frequencies and data are weighted.

b

Adjusted for demographics in Table 1 and smoking behavior variables in Table 3.

c

Modifiable correlates examined independently of each other.