Table 1. Trends in Public Awareness and Perceptions of Secondhand Smoke and Smoke-Free Air Strategies, Tobacco Behavior and Public Opinion Survey, New York City, 2010, 2011, 2012.

Outcome	Weighted Percentage			P Value, Pre vs Posta	Adjusted P Value, Pre vs Posta , b
	Pre Wave 1 2010	Pre Wave 2 2011	Post Wave 3 2012
Secondhand smoke
Secondhand smoke is a problem in outdoor public places in New York City within a few feet of me	60	62	59	.25	.67
Secondhand smoke is a problem in the areas around hospital entrances or on hospital grounds in New York City	72	75	76	.21	.22
Secondhand smoke is a problem in lines in outdoor waiting areas for a bus or taxi at New York City airports or Port Authority and George Washington Bridge bus terminals?	64	68	65	.64	.87
Existing smoke-free air regulations
Smoking is prohibited in the areas around hospital entrances or on hospital grounds in New York City	48	53	55	.04	.07
Noticed signs the last 3 months prohibiting smoking in the areas around hospital entrances or on hospital grounds in New York City	39	39	41	.31	.37
Smoking is prohibited in lines in outdoor waiting areas for a bus or taxi at New York City airports or Port Authority and George Washington Bridge bus terminals	26	27	32	<.001	<.001
Noticed signs the last 3 months prohibiting smoking in lines in outdoor waiting areas for a bus or taxi at New York City airports or Port Authority and George Washington Bridge bus terminals	15	11	15	.04	.007
Support for smoke-free air strategies
Favor prohibiting smoking in all public parks	52	46	47	.46	.47
Favor prohibiting smoking on all public beaches	48	44	50	.06	.23

^a Logistic regression model contrasting weighted average of 2010/2011 (pre) values with 2012 (post) values. Model controls for change from 2010 to 2011.

^b Model controls for sex, age group, race/ethnicity, language usually spoken at home, and education.