TABLE 2.
Acceptability of Testing Among Parents
| Would Test, n = 281 | Would Not Test, n = 149 | Do Not Know, n = 46 | Pa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking status of respondent | ||||
| Nonsmoker | 60.6 | 29.9 | 9.4 | |
| Smoker | 62.0 | 28.9 | 9.1 | .963 |
| Other adult smoker in house | ||||
| Yes | 63.7 | 29.2 | 7.1 | |
| No | 59.7 | 30.8 | 9.6 | .618 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 56.5 | 36.0 | 7.5 | |
| Female | 64.0 | 25.4 | 10.7 | .011 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 52.7 | 36.6 | 10.7 | |
| Nonwhite | 74.7 | 19.1 | 6.2 | <.001 |
| Age, y | ||||
| 18–24 | 65.4 | 26.8 | 7.8 | |
| 25–44 | 61.4 | 28.7 | 9.9 | |
| 45–64 | 52.8 | 39.0 | 8.1 | .163 |
| Education | ||||
| <12 y | 82.1 | 15.4 | 2.6 | |
| High school graduate | 68.0 | 25.8 | 6.2 | |
| Some college | 55.1 | 33.3 | 11.6 | |
| College graduate | 54.0 | 33.9 | 12.1 | .004 |
| Region | ||||
| Northeast | 63.6 | 28.9 | 7.4 | |
| Midwest | 54.9 | 34.0 | 11.1 | |
| South | 63.9 | 29.0 | 7.1 | |
| West | 56.7 | 30.5 | 12.8 | .350 |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 58.8 | 31.8 | 9.4 | |
| Rural | 65.2 | 26.2 | 8.5 | .760 |
| Child's physician | ||||
| Family practitioner | 56.9 | 33.0 | 10.1 | |
| Pediatrician | 66.1 | 25.3 | 8.7 | .225 |
| Child exposed to secondhand smoke in the past 7 daysb | ||||
| Yes | 63.0 | 28.0 | 9.1 | |
| No | 59.0 | 31.8 | 9.2 | .563 |
| Home smoking rule | ||||
| Smoking is not allowed | 58.5 | 31.0 | 10.5 | |
| Smoking is allowed | 67.7 | 28.5 | 3.8 | .036 |
a
Items in this question set answered by more than 97% of respondents, except for education 94.2% and physician type 61.3%.
b
Any “yes” to “during the past 7 days, in which of the following places: home, car, someone else's car, daycare, indoor public place, relative's house, friends house, some other place, have your children been exposed to secondhand smoke?”