Table 7.

Barriers to Attending Hookah Lounges by Ever Hookah Smokers who Ever Attended a Lounge (N = 599)

	N	(%)	Quotes
A. What bothers you the most about visiting a hookah lounge?
Smoke	60	(28.6)	‘very smoky inside, thick smoke, too much smoke in the air, smoke in a closed area, I don't always smoke and the smoke bothers me when I'm not smoking, the stench when I walk out, stinks of perfumed tobacco, lack of outside air when indoors, no air, you all smell bad after smoking, smoke stick to my clothes, secondhand smoke all the time, not knowing if the smoke is bad for me’
Other patrons	40	(19.0)	‘annoying people, belligerent drunk people, fights, people get weird, the high people, the altered states, obnoxious people bugging you, many young people, the 18 year old kids, underage teens, when people are looking at me, a lot of other people trying to see what flavor your hookah is’
Expensive / Cost	35	(16.7)	‘cost, expensive, overpriced, pointless waste of money, having to buy a drink, expensive food and drinks, high cost or having to pay for one hookah per two people, it's a lot more expensive than owning your own hookah’
Crowded	27	(12.9)	‘crowded, too many people, not enough space, the wait time to get in, cold patios, its sometimes difficult to find a place to sit inside and then you have to sit outside this sucks especially when its cold outside, people wanting to sit there for hours, more fun at home where you can blow o's’
Nothing	24	(11.4)	‘nothing’
Noisy	15	(7.1)	‘can be too noisy, loud noises, it's too loud sometimes, loud music’
Sharing	9	(4.3)	‘it is filthy and disgusting to touch something with your mouth that someone else did, people sharing and passing the same mouthpiece around, sharing the hookah with people I don't know, unclean hookah, feels dirty’
B. What are some of the barriers to visiting a hookah lounge?
Expensive / Cost	44	(28.2)	‘expensive, cover charge for under 21, having hookahs in my home, don't feel like spending money, lack of money, too much money just to smoke’
Crowded	42	(26.9)	‘too crowded, busy nights, limited space, it takes forever to get a table, not enough seating capacity if it is a busy night, sometimes it's just too congested when there's no outside sitting or its full outside, waiting in line is annoying, waiting in line if you get there too late, cold weather on the patio’
Age limit	19	(12.2)	‘age limit, age of friends, age requirement, everyone must be 18+ in your group, if you forget your ID no admittance, need valid ID, fence and bouncers at the door’
Transportation	17	(10.9)	‘transportation, driving, don't have car’
Nothing	15	(9.6)	‘nothing’
Other	19	(12.2)	‘bad for health, enclosed patio, too much smoke, no air, some there is no food, I don't like to be around smokers because it makes me want to smoke, my husband doesn't like smoking so I only go without him which is not often anymore’

Due to missing values, variables do not total the sample size 599.