Table 3.
Sociodemographic predictors of New York MUH residentsa who report that secondhand smoke entered their personal living space from somewhere else in or around their building within the past 12 months.
| Characteristic | n (%) | OR (95% CI)b |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 2,248 (43.7) | 1.00 |
| Male | 1,078 (40.2) | 0.89 (0.77–1.04) |
| Age (years) | ||
| 18–34 | 666 (52.4) | 1.00 |
| 35–54 | 1,172 (45.9) | 0.80 (0.66–0.98) |
| 55–64 | 634 (41.5) | 0.73 (0.58–0.93) |
| 65+ | 817 (30.7) | 0.46 (0.36–0.59) |
| Missing data | 37 (37.8) | 0.58 (0.29–1.18) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1,803 (38.3) | 1.00 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 765 (43.3) | 1.00 (0.83–1.22) |
| Hispanic | 544 (55.7) | 1.54 (1.23–1.92) |
| Other | 214 (42.5) | 0.97 (0.72–1.31) |
| Education (years) | ||
| <12 | 395 (48.1) | 1.00 |
| 12 | 848 (38.9) | 0.81 (0.63–1.05) |
| 13–15 | 820 (41.8) | 0.85 (0.65–1.10) |
| 16+ | 1,242 (43.9) | 0.95 (0.73–1.23) |
| Missing data | 21 (33.3) | 0.59 (0.23–1.54) |
| New York State region | ||
| New York State excluding New York City | 1,186 (37.3) | 1.00 |
| New York City | 2,140 (45.5) | 1.06 (0.90–1.26) |
| Children <18 years old in household | ||
| No | 2,198 (38.7) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 1,122 (50.1) | 1.22 (1.02–1.46) |
| Missing data | 6 (33.3) | 0.75 (0.13–4.21) |
| Type of MUH | ||
| Apartment building | 2,078 (46.7) | 1.00 |
| Duplex | 243 (33.7) | 0.57 (0.43–0.77) |
| Double/multifamily home | 630 (36.3) | 0.69 (0.57–0.84) |
| Condominium | 259 (32.4) | 0.63 (0.47–0.83) |
| Town house | 116 (42.2) | 0.93 (0.63–1.39) |
| Smoking status | ||
| Nonsmoker | 3,075 (43.2) | 1.00 |
| Smoker | 251 (35.1) | 0.63 (0.47–0.84) |
| Time (survey quarter)c | 3,326) | 0.88 (0.85–0.91) |
Note. Statistically significant OR noted in bold. MUH = multiunit housing; OR = odds ratio.
a
Among those with a personal smoke-free home policy.
b
Adjusted for all covariates in table.
c
Time entered into model as a continuous variable.