Table I.
Characteristics of the entire sample and of the non-smoker subsample
| All responders (n = 2250) | All non-smokers (n = 1502) | Non-smokers with non-missing data (n = 1371) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 1053 (46.8) | 645 (42.9) | 591 (43.1) |
| Female | 1197 (53.2) | 857 (57.1) | 780 (56.9) |
| Age (years) | |||
| 16–24 | 314 (14.0) | 220 (14.6) | 203 (14.8) |
| 25–44 | 921 (40.9) | 579 (38.5) | 539 (39.3) |
| 45–64 | 862 (38.3) | 567 (37.7) | 504 (36.8) |
| 65–70 | 153 (6.8) | 136 (9.1) | 125 (9.1) |
| Educational level | |||
| Low | 418 (18.6) | 262 (17.4) | 213 (15.5) |
| Medium | 1390 (61.8) | 894 (59.5) | 829 (60.5) |
| High | 442 (19.6) | 346 (23.0) | 329 (24.0) |
| Financial difficulties | |||
| Poor | 694 (31.2) | 375 (25.0) | 339 (24.7) |
| Non-poor | 1530 (68.8) | 1108 (73.7) | 1032 (75.3) |
| Missing | 26 (1.2) | 19 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Smoking status | |||
| Current smoker | 748 (33.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Non-smoker or former smoker | 1502 (66.8) | 1502 (100.0) | 1371 (100.0) |
| Home smoking policies | |||
| No smoking restrictions | 167 (7.4) | 46 (3.1) | 45 (3.3) |
| Partial smoking restrictions | 699 (31.1) | 344 (22.9) | 317 (23.1) |
| Total smoking restrictions | 1334 (59.3) | 1073 (71.4) | 1009 (73.6) |
| Don’t know/missing | 50 (2.2) | 39 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) |
| Number of days in past week exposed to SHS at home | |||
| 0 | 1387 (61.6) | 1074 (71.5) | 1041 (75.9) |
| 1 | 104 (4.6) | 70 (4.7) | 68 (5.0) |
| 2 | 91 (4.2) | 58 (3.9) | 56 (4.1) |
| 3 | 45 (2.0) | 32 (2.1) | 32 (2.3) |
| 4 | 24 (1.1) | 19 (1.3) | 19 (1.4) |
| 5 | 29 (1.3) | 18 (1.2) | 18 (1.3) |
| 6 | 14 (0.6) | 6 (0.4) | 6 (0.4) |
| 7 | 408 (18.1) | 135 (9.0) | 131 (9.3) |
| Don’t know/missing | 145 (6.5) | 90 (6.0) | 0 (0.0) |
SHS: secondhand tobacco smoke.