Table III.
Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke at home among non-smokers (n = 1371)
| Non-exposed | Exposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | n (%) | n (%) | P-valuea |
| Gender | 0.170 | ||
| Male | 438 (74.1) | 153 (25.9) | |
| Female | 603 (77.3) | 177 (22.7) | |
| Age (years) | <0.001 | ||
| 16–24 | 126 (62.1) | 77 (37.9) | |
| 25–44 | 399 (74.0) | 140 (26.0) | |
| 45–64 | 408 (81.0) | 96 (19.0) | |
| 65–70 | 108 (86.4) | 17 (13.6) | |
| Educational level | <0.001 | ||
| Low | 144 (67.6) | 69 (32.4) | |
| Medium | 617 (74.4) | 212 (25.6) | |
| High | 280 (85.1) | 49 (14.9) | |
| Financial difficulties | <0.001 | ||
| Poor | 227 (67.0) | 112 (33.0) | |
| Non-poor | 814 (78.9) | 218 (21.1) | |
| Home smoking policies | <0.001 | ||
| No smoking restrictions | 23 (51.1) | 22 (48.9) | |
| Partial smoking restrictions | 161 (50.8) | 156 (49.2) | |
| Total smoking restrictions | 857 (84.9) | 152 (15.1) | |
| Total | 1041 (75.9) | 330 (24.1) |
aResults of chi-square test.