Table 3.
Second-hand smoke and smoke-free policy beliefs by smoking behaviour
| Totally agree | Partially agree | Disagree | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFP beliefs | NS | Smokers | NS | Smokers | NS | Smokers | p-value | OR; 95% CI | Total; miss | ||
| Comprehensive SFP: | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | N;n (%) | ||||
| Helps smokers reduce consumption | 250 (52.2) | 65 (51.6) | 196 (40.9) | 50 (39.7) | 16 (3.3) | 8 (6.3) | 0.318 | 585; 20 (3.3) | |||
| Helps smokers quit | 173 (36.1) | 42 (33.3) | 221 (46.1) | 57 (45.2) | 71 (14.8) | 22 (17.5) | 0.712 | 586; 19 (3.1) | |||
| Reduces TR disease/mortality | 255 (53.2) | 65 (51.6) | 189 (39.5) | 44 (34.9) | 26 (5.4) | 13 (10.3) | 0.116 | 592,13 (2.1) | |||
| I am aware of SFP law | 151 (31.5) | 66 (52.4) | 290 (60.5) | 54 (42.9) | 3 (2.4) | 6.3 (5.5) | <0.001 | 594; 11 (1.8) | |||
| Current SFP is being complied with | 80 (16.7) | 32 (25.4) | 302 (63.0) | 64 (50.8) | 84 (17.5) | 27 (21.4) | 0.025 | 0.59; 0.37-0.94* | 589; 16 (2.6) | ||
| Strongly agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly dis | ||||||||
| SHS beliefs | Non-smokers | Smokers | Non-smokers | Smokers | Non-smokers | Smokers | Non-smokers | Smokers | OR; 95% CI; p-value | Total;miss | |
| SHS: | n (%) | n(%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | N;n (%) | ||
| Endangers health | 436 (91.0) | 101(80.2) | 38 (7.9) | 24 (19.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2.73; 1.57-4.75* | 599; 6 (1.0) | |
| p < 0.001 | |||||||||||
| Is the major indoor pollutant | 257 (53.7) | 53 (42.1) | 209 (43.6) | 61 (48.4) | 10 (2.1) | 7 (5.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) | 1.53; 1.022.28* | 598; 7 (1.2) | |
| p = 0.037 | |||||||||||
| Ventilation is effective for eliminating SHS | 21 (4.4) | 10(7.9) | 123 (25.7) | 50 (39.7) | 256 (53.4) | 55 (43.7) | 69 (14.4) | 9 (7.1) | 0.47; 0.32-0.71* | 593; 12 (2.0) | |
| p < 0.001 |
CI: Confidence intervals; NS: non-smokers; OR: crude odds ratio; SHS: second-hand smoke; SFP: smoke-free policy. TR: tobacco-related. *Reference: smokers.