Table 3.
Findings from the avoidance of SHS exposure scale.
| Almost always true (%) | Usually true (%) | Usually not true (%) | Not almost never true (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. When I encounter someone who is smoking, I distance myself to unsure that I will not be exposed to smoke. | 26.3 | 47.8 | 17.7 | 8.1 |
| 2. I allow people to smoke in my home. | 21.5 | 53.6 | 15.3 | 9.6 |
| 3. If I am with a group of people, and someone begins to smoke, I will remain with the group. | 22.5 | 57.4 | 14.4 | 5.7 |
| 4. If I encounter a friend or relative who is smoking, I will sit and talk with him/her while he/she is smoking. | 19.6 | 55.0 | 19.6 | 5.7 |
| 5. When I am in public place such as restaurant or offices or clinic, I will leave if unable to sit in the nonsmoking section. | 13.4 | 41.1 | 32.5 | 12.9 |
| 6. When I trip by bus, or any other public transportation I would request a nonsmoking seat. | 11.5 | 23.9 | 42.1 | 22.5 |
| 7. When I trip by taxi I will ask the driver not to smoke. | 14.4 | 27.3 | 39.2 | 19.1 |
| 8. I allow people smoking in my car. | 13.4 | 54.1 | 22.0 | 10.5 |
| 9. If my husband, or friends or relatives are gathering in a designated smoking area to smoke, I will join them rather than be alone. | 11.5 | 54.1 | 24.4 | 10.0 |
| 10. If I am with people who are smoking and I cannot leave, I will ask them to refine from smoking. | 11.5 | 43.1 | 32.1 | 13.4 |
| 11. I will sit in the smoking section of an public place or bus station if there are no seats available elsewhere. | 13.4 | 52.2 | 23.4 | 11.0 |
| 12. When an outdoor functions where smoking is present, I will move a way to avoid it. | 14.8 | 56.5 | 22.5 | 6.2 |
| 13. When an outdoor functions where water pipe smoking is present, I will move a way to avoid it. | 22.5 | 45.9 | 25.8 | 5.7 |
| 14. When exposed to secondhand smoke, I wash my clothes solely to remove the smell of smoke from them even if they are otherwise clean. | 17.7 | 40.2 | 28.7 | 13.4 |
| 15. I find it unpleasant to be around secondhand smoke. | 27.3 | 37.8 | 19.1 | 15.8 |
| 16. I routinely associate with people who smoke. | 23.4 | 48.3 | 21.1 | 7.2 |
| 17. When eating out, I always sit in the nonsmoking section. | 20.6 | 46.4 | 21.1 | 12.0 |
| 18. I frequently places where smoking is prevalent. | 13.9 | 44.5 | 26.8 | 14.8 |
| 19. I do not find secondhand smoke is offensive. | 11.5 | 30.1 | 21.1 | 36.8 |