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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 9.
Published in final edited form as: Risk Anal. 2010 Oct 29;31(4):578–591. doi: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01523.x

Table VI.

Factors Affecting Geographic Variability in Daily Average PM2.5 Exposure Associated with ETS

Distribution of Smoking Prevalence by Gender (%)a
Jefferson, kY Wake, NC New York, NY Los Angeles, CA Salt Lake, UT

Age Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
12-13 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 5.1 5.1 4.1 4.1 3.1 3.1
14-15 14.4 14.4 12.0 12.0 11.6 11.6 10.6 10.6 4.4 4.4
16-17 27.9 27.9 21.0 18.0 18.1 18.1 17.1 17.1 7.9 7.9
18-24 32.7 30.6 31.3 20.9 19.3 17.3 20.0 13.5 10.1 7.5
25-34 33.6 31.5 29.0 20.6 20.4 18.4 19.9 13.6 10.9 8.3
35-44 28.8 26.7 26.4 16.0 18.1 16.0 18.4 11.9 12.5 9.9
45-64 25.7 23.6 26.8 16.4 20.0 18.1 17.1 10.6 11.9 9.3
>64 11.9 9.8 14.5 4.1 8.9 6.9 9.8 3.3 4.7 2.1
Distribution of Age by Gender (%)a
Jefferson, KY Wake, NC New York, NY Los Angeles, CA Salt Lake, UT

Age Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
12-13 3.6 3.4 4.5 4.8 3.8 3.9 4.7 4.6 3.1 2.9
14-15 3.5 3.3 4.9 4.3 3.7 3.9 4.6 4.4 3.7 3.3
16-17 3.5 3.5 4.6 4.7 3.5 3.7 4.6 4.5 4.1 3.9
18-24 3.2 3.2 4.5 5.5 3.5 3.6 4.5 4.5 5.4 5.6
25-34 7.4 7.6 8.5 8.5 6.8 7.5 9 8.6 7.5 7.5
35-44 10 11 6.3 5.9 9.7 11.1 8.7 8.3 8.1 7.9
45-64 10.9 11.9 9.6 9.4 11.2 12 9.5 9.5 11.5 11.5
>64 6 8 6.9 7.1 5.6 6.5 5.2 4.8 7.2 6.8
Distribution of Housing Types, Percentb
Jefferson, kY Wake, NC New York, NY Los Angeles, CA Salt Lake, UT
Single
Family
Detached
66 58 30 64 65
Single
Family
Attached
1 2 16 7 6
Multiple
Family
32 31 53 27 27
Mobile
Family
1 9 1 2 2
a

DHHS (2008)(36): adults 18 years and older; SAMSHA (2008)(39): adolescents 12-17 years old.

b

U.S. Census 2000.