Table 4.
Smoking-Related Characteristics Associated With Support for In-Unit and Outdoor Policies Among Smokers (n = 143)
| Variables | Support in-unit policy | Support outdoor policy | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | ||||||
| No. | Est. | No. | Est. | No. | Est. | No. | Est. | ||
| Smoking frequency (%) | Nondaily | 13 | 44.8 | 16 | 55.2 | 9 | 31.0 | 20 | 69.0 |
| Daily | 38 | 33.3 | 76 | 66.7 | 27 | 23.9 | 86 | 76.1 | |
| Cigarette consumption (%) | Very light (1–5 CPD) | 31 | 39.2 | 48 | 60.8* | 19 | 24.1 | 60 | 75.9 |
| Light (6–10 CPD) | 18 | 41.9 | 25 | 58.1 | 12 | 27.9 | 31 | 72.1 | |
| Moderate/heavy (11+ CPD) | 2 | 9.5 | 19 | 90.5 | 5 | 25.0 | 15 | 75.0 | |
| Time to first cigarette (%) | ≤30 min | 19 | 32.2 | 40 | 67.8 | 18 | 31.0 | 40 | 69.0 |
| >30 min | 32 | 38.6 | 51 | 61.4 | 18 | 21.7 | 65 | 78.3 | |
| Intentions to quit (%) | Within 6 months or less | 39 | 45.3 | 47 | 54.7* | 25 | 29.1 | 61 | 70.9 |
| Not within 6 months | 12 | 21.1 | 45 | 78.9 | 11 | 19.6 | 45 | 80.4 | |
| Urge to smoke,a mean (SE) | – | 4.1 (0.3) | – | 4.8 (0.2) | – | 4.5 (0.3) | – | 4.5 (0.2) | |
Note. CPD = cigarettes per day; SE = standard error.
aA higher score indicates stronger urges (range 1–8).
*p < .05 for comparison of each variable by policy support status (no comparisons were significant for outdoor policies).