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. 2012 Jul 23;9(7):2520–2536. doi: 10.3390/ijerph9072520

Table 5.

Percentage of adults ≥15 years old who are exposed to tobacco smoke at work, in health care facilities, in restaurants, in public transportation an in government buildings or offices, by place of residence and gender, GATS Brazil, 2008.

Adults who were exposed to tobacco smoke... Brazil Place of residence
Urban Rural
% [95% Confidence Interval] % [95% Confidence Interval] % [95% Confidence Interval]
Overall
…at home at least once a month 27.9 [27.2–28.7] 26.0 [25.3–26.8] 38.7 [36.6–40.7]
... at work 1 24.4 [23.4–25.4] 24.3 [23.2–25.3] 26.3 [22.4–30.6]
... in public places 2,3 18.2 [17.6–18.8] 19.7 [19.1–20.4] 9.3 [8.3–10.5]
Male
…at home at least once a month 28.9 [27.9–29.9] 26.5 [25.6–27.5] 40.6 [37.9–43.3]
... at work 1 28.5 [26.9–30.0] 28.3 [26.8–29.9] 31.2 [25.1–38.0]
... in public places 2,3 17.8 [17.1–18.6] 19.7 [18.9–20.5] 8.8 [7.5–10.2]
Female
…at home at least once a month 27.0 [26.1–27.9] 25.6 [24.7–26.4] 36.4 [36.9–38.9]
... at work 1 20.4 [19.2–21.7] 20.3 [19.0–21.6] 22.8 [17.9–28.6]
... in public places 2,3 18.5 [17.8–19.3] 19.8 [19.0–20.6] 10.0 [8.5–11.7]

Notes: 1 In the 30 days before the interview. Among those respondents who work outside of the home and usually work indoors or both indoors and outdoors; 2 In the 30 days before the interview; 3 It includes health care facilities, restaurants, public transportation, and government buildings.