Table 3.
Findings for the avoidance SHS exposure scale (N = 800)
| Almost always true % | Usually true % | Usually not true % | Not almost never true % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. When I encounter someone who is smoking, I distance myself to unsure that I will not be exposed to smoke | 28.4 | 45.8 | 17.8 | 8 |
| 2. I allow people to smoke in my home | 17.1 | 40 | 25.4 | 17.5 |
| 3. If I am with a group of people, and someone begins to smoke, I will remain with the group | 22.5 | 37.6 | 28 | 11.9 |
| 4. If I encounter a friend or relative who is smoking, I will sit and talk with him/her while he/she is smoking | 24.5 | 38.6 | 25.3 | 11.6 |
| 5. When I am in public place such as restaurant or offices or clinic, I will leave if unable to sit in the nonsmoking section | 19.3 | 28.4 | 30.7 | 21.6 |
| 6. When I trip by bus, or any other public transportation I would request a nonsmoking seat | 16.1 | 17.1 | 30.4 | 36.4 |
| 7. When I trip by taxi I will ask the driver not to smoke | 17 | 21 | 33 | 29 |
| 8. I allow people smoking in the car | 13.6 | 27.1 | 29.2 | 30.1 |
| 9. If my friends or relatives are gathering in a designated smoking area to smoke, I will join them rather than be alone | 22 | 32.4 | 24.4 | 21.3 |
| 10. If I am with people who are smoking and I cannot leave, I will ask them to refrain from smoking | 29.9 | 28.4 | 25.9 | 15.9 |
| 11. I will sit in the smoking section of a public place or bus station if there are no seats available elsewhere | 24.4 | 35.8 | 22 | 17.8 |
| Almost always true % | Usually true % | Usually not true % | Never not true % | |
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| 12. When an outdoor functions where smoking is present, I will move away to avoid it | 33.3 | 40.1 | 16.5 | 10.1 |
| 13. When an outdoor functions where waterpipe smoking is present, I will move a way to avoid it | 29.5 | 33.8 | 19.4 | 17.3 |
| 14. When exposed to SHS, I wash my clothes solely to remove the smell of smoke from them even if they are otherwise clean | 36.8 | 21.1 | 24.3 | 17.8 |
| 15. I find it unpleasant to be around SHS | 34 | 23.8 | 19.2 | 23 |
| 16. I routinely associate with people who smoke | 29.8 | 33.5 | 21.7 | 15 |
| 17. When eating out, I always sit in the nonsmoking section | 32 | 30 | 24.2 | 13.8 |
| 18. I don’t frequently places where smoking is prevalent | 32 | 30 | 24.2 | 13.8 |
| 19. I do not find SHS offensive | 13 | 13.9 | 17.9 | 55.3 |
Abbreviations: SHS, secondhand smoke; N, number.